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 1 central (or 3: 1 central and 2 lateral) brightly pink (white or golden) veins, sepals and petals brownish pink, lip white. Not rare.
VH 1944 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