FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum shweliense W.W.Smith
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 slope at 1800-1900 m elev. Epiphyte on high trees. Flowers pale yellow. Common.
NTH 2854 21-22 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)