FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Liparis distans C.B.Clarke

N. Vietnam, prov. Lao Cai, distr. Than Uyen, municipality Ho Mit (N
22°06′ E 103°52′). Elevation to Mang Han San quartzite peak by SW
slope from Ban Thao village (SSW macroslope of Hoang Lien Son ridge).
Primary wet evergreen broadleaved forest on very steep rocky slopes at
1600-1700 m elev. Epiphyte and lithophyte forb on mossy shady places
along stream. Very common at 1600-2200 m.

NTH 2685 21-22 May 1999

International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 6300-98)

Collectors: N.T.Hiep, P.H.Hoang, Averyanov L.