FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Stereochilus brevirachis Christenson

Son La Prov., Yen Chau Distr., Muong Lum Municipality, Na Hat village around point 21°00′35”N 104°29′06”E.

Primary coniferous forest with Pinus kwangtungensis and Calocedrus rupestris on very steep rocky slopes of remnant mountain composed with highly eroded solid limestone at elevation 1000-1150 m a.s.l.

Canopy epiphyte on old mossy tree. Occasional.

CPC 1853a 1 April 2011
Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, T.B.Ngan.

Flowered under cultivation at May-June 2011. Tepals light pink-purple with median white stripe, lip white, side lobes yellow, epichile deep purple with median white stripe, column white, anther cap purple, beak white. Photos.