FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Otochilus albus Lindl.
N. Vietnam, prov. Lao Cai, distr. Than Uyen, municipality Ho Mit (N 22°06′ E 103°52′). Elevation to Mang Han San quartzite peak by SW slope from Ban Thao village (SSW macroslope of Hoang Lien Son ridge). Primary wet evergreen broadleaved forest on very steep rocky slopes at 1600-1700 m elev. Creeping epiphyte vine 1-2 m lg on high trees. Flowers white, column and anther greenish. Not rare.
NTH 2686 21-22 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)