FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Epigeneium chapaense Gagnep.
N. Vietnam, prov. Cao Bang, distr. Bao Lac, municipality Yen Lac, vicinities of Yen Lac village (N 22°44′ E 105°50′). Primary mixed semideciduous forest (with domination Keteleeria chinensis) along tops of remnant karst limestone ridge at 1450-1500 m elev. Epiphyte. Flowers chestnut-brown, lip with white-yellowish margin. Not rare.
CBL 1483 16 April 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)