FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum tipula Aver. Type
Ha Giang Prov., Bac Me Distr., Phieng Luong municipality, around Phieng Luong village.
Primary broad-leaved humid evergreen forest on very steep slopes and along rocky ridge composed with solid crystalline highly eroded limestone at elevation 1100-1150 m a.s.l. around point 22°38′07.1″N 105°19′22.1″E.
Creeping canopy epiphyte on shady steep rocky slope. Occasional.
Fl. 27 June 2016. Flowers yellowish-pink, sepals and petals with 3 purple veins, lip yellow speckled with purple in basal part, column white speckled with purple, anther dull yellow. Photos. L. Averyanov. d-EXSICCATES OF VIETNAMESE FLORA 0256/CPC 7398a / TM1133