Fam. Orchidaceae

Oberonia huensis Aver., sp.nov. (Type)

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., Nam Dong Distr., Huong Son Municipality, around point 16°09'52''N, 107°36'22''E. Heavily logged primary closed broad-leaved evergreen lowland forest along La Ma River on very steep hill slopes composed with clayey shale at elevation about 300 m a.s.l. Epiphyte on mossy trees along stream. Flowers dull red. Not common.

No HAL 6793 23 March 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, A.Averyanova, N.T.Vinh.

All photos © - L. Averyanov