FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Ta Dung Nature Reserve
Orchidaceae
Phaius indochinensis Seidenf. & Ormerod

Vietnam, Dak Nong Prov., Dak Glong Distr., Dak Plao Municipality, steep mountain slopes along main ridge of Ta Dung mountain system at elevation 1700-1985 m a.s.l. around point of highest peak at 11°51′30″N 108°02′08″E.

Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed wet mossy cloudy forest on crystalline highly metamorphosed sandstone.

Terrestrial herb up to 1.5 m tall on shady rocky slope. Tepals brown, lip white purple speckled. Rare.

HLF 5664 8 November 2005. Photo.

Coll. L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, T.V.Thao, N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.