FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

Son La Prov., Van Ho Distr., Chieng Xuan Municipality, Co Hong village, territory of Xuan Nha natural reserve, Pha Luong Mountain.

Primary coniferous and mixed forest with Pinus cernua on very steep slopes along ridge edge composed by brown sandstone at elevation 1200-1400 m a.s.l. around point 20°41′40.5″N 104°39′24.7″E.

Terrestrial herb on very steep open mossy slope near mountain top. Flowers: tepals olive greenish with brownish stripes, lip white with purple-brown marks. Not common.

13 November 2013 CPC 7038
Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, N.D.Thang, L.D.Qui

Fl. in cultivation in 25 March 2015. Flowers odorless, sepals and petals olive-yellowish with pale brownish nerves; lip light yellow, center white, base yellow with small purple spots, median lobe chestnut-brown; column white with yellow-green tint at front near base with small purple spots, apex of column dirty purple-brown; anther light yellowish.