FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Cymbidium erithraeum Lindl.

N. Vietnam, Ha Giang prov., Yen Minh distr., Lao Va Chai municipality,
vicinities of Lao Va Chai village (N 23°07′ E 105°08′), 35.9 km to 27°
of Ha Giang city. Primary wet evergreen broadleaved closed forest on
very steep slope of karst remnant limestone ridge at elev. 1500-1550 m
a.s.l. Lithophytic forb on open mossy rocks. Inflorescence erect up to
1.2 m hg. Flowers odourless, tepals olive-green with brown-purple
marks and stripes, lip dull yellow, with purple-brownish stripes,
keels white, with purple marks. Common.

NTH 3501 09 Oct. 1999

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