Orchidaceae

Bulbophyllum hirtum (J.E.Smith) Lindl.

Vietnam, Ha Giang Prov., Quan Ba Distr, about 2 km to the NE of Quan Ba town, around point 23º05’49’’N, 105º01’00’’E at elevation about 1150 m a.s.l. Primary coniferous forest with Calocedrus rupestris, Callitropsis vietnamensis and Pseudotsuga sinensis on rocky highly eroded marble-like limestone remnant mountains. Epiphyte on mossy trees on shady wet rocky mossy slope. Flowers white, lip green to yellow-orange. Not common.

No HAL 8346 6 Dec 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, T.V.Thao, P.V.The, N.S.Khang.