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Kolopaking's paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum kolopakingii)

Description

It is a large-sized orchid , which prefers warm weather, with a terrestrial habit. It has 8 to 10 sheets in the form of tapes, obtuse and clear. Flowers in spring in an inflorescence robust and arcuate 40 to 70 cm long, with 6 to 14 densely pubescent flowers with bracts elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, purple striped. This species has the distinction of having the most flowers that open at the same time in the genus.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Paphiopedilum