FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Orchidaceae
Dendrobium oligophyllum Gagnep.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, around point 11°37′43”N 105°52′26”E.

Slightly logged primary closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forest with the dominance of species of Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarpus dyeri, D. costatus, D. alatus, D. obtusifolius, Shorea sp.) mixed with Lagerstroemia calyculata, Irvingia malayana, Anogeissus acuminata, Sindora siamensis, Pterospermum sp., on thin soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l.

Epiphyte on bole of old tree in rather open place along with border of Dipterocarp woodland. Very rare.

HLF 7696a 26 December 2008

Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.

Flowered under cultivation at August – September 2009. Flowers odorless, white, Tepals with light greenish tint; lip center pale yellowish-green with scattered brown hairs; column and anther pure white. Photos.