FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum insulsum (Gagnep.) Seidenf.

N. Vietnam, Ha Giang prov., Quan Ba distr., Can Ti municipality,
vicinities of Sing Xuoi Ho village (N 23°04′ E 104°59′), 26.2 km to
002° of Ha Giang city. Primary closed evergreen mixed wet mossy forest
(with Cupressus, Taxus, Nagea and Pseoudotsuga) along tops of karst
remnant limestone ridge at elev. 1100-1150 m a.s.l. Epiphyte on mossy
trees. Common.

Flowered in culture at 01 August 2001. Flowers unpleasant fish
smelled: column and tepals except lip light dull yellowish-green,
outside with brown-pink tint along midvein; lip light dull
yellow-greenish with dark brown-purple margins and apex; columnfoot
inside purple-violet.

NTH 3579 12 Oct. 1999

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