FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum sigaldiae Guillaumin

Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Dan Hoa Municipality, Giang Man Ridge (Vietnam-Laos border) near Cha Lo Vietnam-Lao border gate around point 17°41′50”N 105°45′54”E.

Primary evergreen broad-leaved and coniferous (with Dacrycarpus and Fokienia) wet forest along ridge edge composed with shale and sandstone at elevation about 900-1100 m a.s.l.

Creeping epiphyte in canopies of tall mossy trees near to the mountain top. Not common.

HAL 12435a 8 February 2009
Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.T.Vinh, L.T.Son.

Fl. under cultivation at 1 May 2012
Flowers with very strong unpleasant smell; red-purple. L.Averyanov 1 May 2012. Photos.