FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.
N. Vietnam, prov. Quang Ninh, distr. Hon Gai, Halong bay, Dan Go island. Secondary broadleaved evergreen forest on steep limestone slopes and vertical bluffs on elevations 0-100 m above s.l. Lithophyte forb on vertical cliffs. Tepals purple-brownish with yellow margin; lip of typical coloration. Very common.
NTH 2626 12 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)