FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum hiepii Aver.
S.Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue Prov., Phu Loc Distr., Bach Ma National Park, N slope of Bach Ma mt system around point 16°13′53′'N 107°49′02′'E at elev. about 100 m a.s.l.
Broad-leaved evergreen wet secondary closed forest along rocky river valley and on river slopes. Creeping epiphyte on high trees. Rare.
HLF 1582a 2 May 2003
Coll. N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.T.Vinh et al. Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.
Flowered under cultivation in Nov. 2011. Flowers odorless, light dull yellowish. Photos.
Fl. under cultivation Aug. 2012. Flowers dull yellow, lateral sepals inside with irregular dirty purple-violet marks along margins, column and operculum yellow. L.Averyanov.