Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum


Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum, common name The Shiny Green Leaf Paphiopedilum or Tropical Lady's-Slipper, is a species of flowering plants in the genus Paphiopedilum of the family Orchidaceae.

Description

Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum is a terrestrial orchid tall. The leaves are waxy coated, clear blue-green, oblong-elliptic and narrow, about long. The flowers are about wide. The upper sepal is green and purple striped, the lateral petals are twisted, purple mottled and hairy, the labellum is white at the base, with a progressively increasing pink-purple dotting. The labellum reaches and its shape resembles a bag or women's shoes. This species blooms repeatedly with two flowers, producing a new one once the old one is fallen. The flowering period is very long, extending from the Spring till the Winter. This species is very similar to Paphiopedilum liemianum, but the last one has intense green leaves, while in the first one they are clearer.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Habitat

Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum has its natural habitat in rainy volcanic mountain slopes and moist limestone cliffs. It prefers sun to partial shade and calcareous soils with mosses, at an altitude of above sea level.

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