FLORA OF LAOS
Orchidaceae
Dendrobium porphyrochilum Lindl.

Xiangkhouang Prov., Peak Distr., Oran village, around point 19°38′53”N 103°23′12”E.

Primary and secondary broad-leaved evergreen dry forest on shale sandstone slopes and along ridge edge at elev. about 1750-1850 m a.s.l.

Clustering epiphyte on tall tree. Flower buds greenish. Not common.

LA-VN 921 / TM 1229 2 April 2015
Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, N.Q.Hieu, T.Maisak, Pheng Phengsintham.

Flowered in cultivation in 4 May 2015. Flowers odorless, pale dull olive-yellowish. Petals with brown-purple median stripe, lip epichile brownish-green. Photos.