Fam. Orchidaceae

Anoectochilus annamensis Aver., sp.nov. Paratype

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., Nam Dong Distr., Huong Son Municipality, around point 16°09'52''N, 107°36'22''E (around plot 16°10'05''N, 107°36'02''E). Heavily logged primary closed broad-leaved evergreen lowland forest along La Ma River on very steep hill slopes composed with clayey shale at elevation about 300-450 m a.s.l. Creeping terrestrial herb. Sepals brownish, lip white, lateral fringes greenish. Leaves deep green-brown with network of pink nerves. Rare.

No HAL 6897 25 March 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, A.Averyanova, N.T.Vinh.