FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Epigeneium amplum (Lindl.) Summerhayes

N. Vietnam, Ha Giang prov., Dong Van distr., Tu Tinh municipality (N
23°05′ E 105°15′), 40.7 km to 43° of Ha Giang city. Remnants of dry
broadleaved evergreen forest on steep slopes and cliffs near the top
of karst limestone isolated mesae at elev. 600-750 m a.s.l. Lithophyte
creeping vine up to 0.5 m lg. Flowers: tepals ochre-yellow, lip deep
violet, nearly black. Abundant.

NTH 3540 10 Oct. 1999

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