''Paphiopedilum bellatulum'', commonly known as the egg-in-a-nest orchid, is a species of
orchid found from southeastern
Yunnan,
Guizhou and southern
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
to
Indochina. It is also found in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
and
Thailand at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,800 meters. The leaves are a dark green with white spots on top, but the underside is purple. The flower is round, about 6–8 cm in diameter.
[Teoh, Eng-Soon. Orchids of Asia. Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2009.]
Gallery
Paphiopedilum bellatulum.jpg, Several light orange flowers, taken in Singapore Botanic Gardens
Paphiopedilum bellatulum Orchi 03.jpg, A single flower
References
bellatulum
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