FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
Dien Bien Prov., Muong Cha Distr., Hua Ngai Municipality, Thien Pa Village, around point 21°52′27”N 103°09′45”E.
Highly degraded primary evergreen broadleaved humid forest on very steep slopes of remnant mountains composed with solid limestone at elevation 1100-1300 m a.s.l.
Epiphyte on old tree on the top of mountain. Flowers with strong unpleasant smell, tepals dark purple-brown, epichile white with yellow center and purple marks, hypochile and column dull purple violet, anther yellow. Very rare.