Paphiopedilum concolor

Paphiopedilum concolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Cypripedioideae
Tribe:	Cypripedieae
Genus:	Paphiopedilum
Species:	P. concolor
Binomial name
	Paphiopedilum concolor; (Lindl. ex Bateman) Pfitzer
Synonyms
	Cypripedium concolor Lindl. ex Bateman (basionym); Cordula concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Rolfe;

Paphiopedilum concolor is a small terrestrial orchid described in 1984. It has dark green and grey-green mottled leaves, up to 6 inches long by 1½ inches wide. Paphiopedilum concolor is native to southern China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi), Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Southern and Central Vietnam, usually in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in Quảng Bình Province.^[1]

Paphiopedilum concolor flowers in Spring and Autumn. Its 4-inch tall scape has reddish hairs and carries one or two flowers approximately 2¾ inches in diameter. This orchid prefers a warm habitat and wet soil.

Notes

^ "Những phát hiện chấn động về Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng". Thanh Niên. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2008.

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[Thanh_Niên-1] "Những phát hiện chấn động về Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng". Thanh Niên. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2008.

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