FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Dendrobium chittimae Seidenf.
N. Viet Nam. Ha Giang Province, Quang Ba District, at Sin Suoi Ho village on east side of Sin Suoi Ho river. Degraded forest along north ridge slope. Limestone substrate and exposed rock outcrops at elev. about 1000-1100 m. 23°06′57′'N, 105°01′48′'E. Epiphyte and lithophyte. Stems dull red-brown, fragile, usually growing laterlly on steep rocky slopes. Pedicel light pink, outer tepals pink at base than all white, labellum white at tip, yellow in throat, then red-purple streaked on lateral walls, rostellum white at tip, streaked in red-purple at base, sweetly fragrant. Rare.