Orchidaceae

Hayatia glandulifera Aver., gen. et sp.nov. Type

Phu Tho Prov., Tan Son Distr., Xuan Son Municipality, Du village, around point 21°06’57”N 104°57’17”E. Primary broad-leaved closed wet forest on very steep rocky slopes and cliffs of low remnant mountains composed with highly eroded solid marble-like limestone at elevation 400-500 m a.s.l. Terrestrial creeping herb on mossy wet rocks in shady rocky valley of small stream. Flowers white, sepals with light greenish tint, lip at the center with small light yellowish spot. Very rare.

HAL 12692 16 February 2009 Photo.

Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.T.Vinh, L.T.Son.