FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Paphiopedilum dianthum Tang & F.T.Wang

Son La Prov., Moc Chau Distr., Van Ho Municipality, Hua Tat village, around point 20°46′18″N 104°47′29″E.

Broad-leaved evergreen forest with Pinus kwangtungensis and Podocarpus pilgeri on tops of ridge composed with rocky crystalline solid marble-like highly eroded limestone at elev. 1200-1350 m a.s.l.

Lithophytic herb on open mossy rocks. Not common.

HAL 9328 28 Oct. 2006 Photo.
Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.