FLORA OF VIETNAM

Fam. Orchidaceae

Holcoglossum amesianum (Rchb.f.) E.Christenson

Vietnam, Lai Chau Prov., Muong Te Distr. at elev. about 800-1000 m a.s.l. about 15 km to E of Muong Te town.

Broad-leaved evergreen submontane forest on slopes of remnant mountains composed with solid highly eroded crystalline limestone.

Epiphyte. Flowers odorless. Sepals white, petals white with pink-violet tint; lip pink, purple-violet at the center; column pink-violet; operculum white, with yellowish tint; ovary white or light yellowish-green; later all flower white. Leaves thick, succulent. Rare.

No HAL 6388 23 February 2005. Photo (flowered in Hanoi).

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Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc.