FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum clipeibulbum Vermeulen
S. Vietnam, Dak Lac Prov., Krong Bong Distr., Cu Pui Municipality, elevation from Dak Tour village (12°30′N, 108°30′E) to main peak of Chu Yang Sinh mt system (12°24′N, 108°26′E) along Dak Tour river (N slope). Primary closed wet broad-leaved and mixed forest (with Pinus, Fokienia, Dacrydium and Dacrycarpus) on steep granite slopes at elev. 1450 m. Creeping epiphyte on high trees. Inflorescence fleshy up to 0.6 m lg. Flowers dirty brown-purplish. Not common.
VH 6256 07.05.2000
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6383-98)