FLORA OF VIETNAM
Orchidaceae
Liparis elliptica Wight

Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Thuong Hoa municipality, around point 17°43′31.6”N 105°53′38.0”E.

Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved humid forest on leveled flat terrace of stream valley composed with solid highly eroded crystalline limestone at elevation about 458 m a.s.l.

Epiphyte in shady humid place. Not common.

CPC 4178a 8 August 2011
Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, N.Q.Vinh, N.V.Tap, P.V.The, L.T.Kien.

Flowered under cultivation in January 2012. Flowers light green, with light cucumber fragrance.