FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Cleisostoma crochetii (Guillaum.) Garay

N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Na Ri Distr., Liem Thuy Municipality,
village Na Bo, around point 21°56′44′'N, 106°05′09′'E, at elevation
300-700 m a.s.l.

Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed wet forest on very steep slopes
and cliffs of rocky ridges and mesae composed with white solid
marble-like crystalline limestone.

Epiphyte. Occasional.

HAL 4928a 27 May 2004

Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.

Flowered in Hanoi Hiep garden in Aug. 2005. Sepals and petals white with pink-violet tint, lip and spur purple-violet, apex of mid-lobe whitish. Photo.