FLORA OF VIETNAM

Kingidium deliciosum (Reichenb.f.) Sweet ?

N. Vietnam, Prov. Quang Binh, distr. Minh Hoa, 72 km to NWW from Dong Hoi, municipalite Thuong Hoa, Yen Son village, limestone massif Ke Bang (N 17°40′ E 105°57′). Broadleaved evergreen primary dry closed forest on steep slopes and bluffs of
limestone mesas and ridges at 400-450 m alt.
Epiphyte on shadow places. Flowers white, tepals with light violet
base. Rare.
VH 4826 18.05.1997
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5803-96)

Collectors: L. Averyanov, N.T. Hiep, P.K. Loc