FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Epigeneium amplum (Lindl.) Summerhayes

N. Vietnam, Ha Giang prov., Meo Vac distr., vicinities of Meo Vac town
(N 23°10′ E 105°24′), 48.2 km to 36° of Ha Giang city. Remnants of
primary open mossy wet mixed forests with Pseudotsuga brevifolia along
tops of limestone karst remnant ridge at elev. 1200-1250 m a.s.l.
Creeping lithophytic vine 0.5 m lg on open mossy rocks. Flowers:
tepals ochre-yellow, lip deep violet, nearly black. Abundant.

NTH 3435 07 Oct. 1999

Collectors: N.T. Hiep, N.Q. Binh, L. Averyanov, P. Cribb.