S. Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Dak Gley, about 15-18 km to NW of Dak Gley town, near Mang Khen (Dak Che) village. Primary evergreen mountain very wet forest in deep stream canyon at 1000 m alt.
Terrestrial herb in deep wet places. Leaves above velvetly blackish green with pronounced net of brightly pink veins, sepals and petals brownish pink, lip white. Not rare.
VH 1943 23.11.1995
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93)
Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev