FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Flickingeria xanthochelia Aver., sp. nov.
N. Vietnam, prov. Son La, distr. Moc Chau, municipality Chieng Hac, vicinities of Co Liu village (N 20°51′ E 104°38′). Primary evergreen broadleaved wet forest on very steep slopes and bluffs of remnant karst limestone ridge at 1000-1100 m elev. Epiphyte on high trees. Flowers light yellowish, epichile yellow-pink orange. Very common.
NTH 2956 29 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)