FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Paphiopedilum micranthum T.Tang et F.T.Wang
N. Vietnam, prov. Ha Giang, distr. Yen Minh, municipality Lao Va Chai, vicinities of Ngan Chai village, 6 km to W of Yen Minh town (N 23°07′ E 105°08′). Primary evergreen wet mossy mixed forest (with domination of Tsuga chinensis and Pinus kwangtungensis) along tops of karst remnant limestone ridge at 1500-1600 m elev. Terrestrial, lithophyte and occasionally epiphyte (growing on mossy stems of old trees near the base) herb. Leaves deep green/white tessellated above, dirty violet spotted below. Flowers of typical coloration. Very common. Usual codominante of lithophyte herb communities.
CBL 1940 01 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)