FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Dendrobium chittimae Seidenf.

N. Viet Nam. Ha Giang Province, Quang Ba District, Bat Dai Son
village. Primary forest on limestone with Quercus, Pseudotsuga and
Podocarpus along Chung Ti Tei ridge at elev. 1100-1260 m, 28°08′11″N,
105°00′48″E. Epiphyte and lithophyte. Stems dull red-brown, fragile,
usually growing laterlly on steep rocky slopes, pedicel light pink,
outer tepals pink at base than all white, labellum white at tip,
yellow in throat, then red-purple streaked on lateral walls, rostellum
white at tip, streaked in red-purple at base, sweetly fragrant. Rare.

DKH 5227 4 April 2000

Collectors: D.K.Harder, N.T.Hiep, L.V.Averyanov, N.Q.Hieu, K.Daria.