FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Hemipilia calophylla Par. & Reichenb.f.

Lai Chau Prov., Sin Ho Distr., Ma Quai Municipality, Can Ti 2 village, around point 22°24′18″N 103°22′45″E.

Remnants of broad-leaved evergreen closed primary and secondary forest on steep mountain slopes composed with sandstone and limestone at elev. about 1200 m a.s.l.

Lithophytic tuberiferous herb on open exposed travertine deposits on high vertical cliff. Flowers purple. Leaves with dirty porple-brown marks. Rare.

HAL 9829 16 Nov. 2006 Photo.
Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.