FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Xuan Son national park
Orchidaceae

Paphiopedilum malipoense S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi

Phu Tho prov., Tan Son distr., Xuan Son municipality, Tan Lua mountain, around point 21°08′05.4″N 104°56′55.1″E.

Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed forest on solid crystalline highly eroded limestone mountains at elev. about 600 m a.s.l.

Clustering rosulate lithophytic fern on very steep rocky shady slope near top of remnant limestone mountain. Leaves dark green – light green tessellated, below dark purple. Flower buds light green. Not common.

CPC 4639 16 November 2011
Coll.: P.V.The, N.T.Vinh