Canh's Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum canhii

Paphiopedilum canhii is an Asian species of slipper orchid and the type species of the subgenus Paphiopedilum subg. Megastaminodium. It is named after Mr. Canh Chu Xuan, the Service Officer who received the plants in November 2009 from the H'Mong (Meo) people. The plants were brought into his office of "Civilian Governmental Service for Care of Natural Resources and Connections with Local Minorities" for further study and description, after several months in the nursery the plant...

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Description

P. canhii consists of 3 to 5 leaves measuring 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) long, being distinctly tessellated light and darker green at its upper surface. Its erect inflorescence consists of a single flower measuring 6–8 centimetres (2.4–3.1 in) across, with peak flowering occurs in March and April.

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Range & habitat

P. canhii was originally discovered in the 2010 description at northwestern Vietnam, specifically from one locality along the border with Laos at Dien Bien province, where it grows at rocky limestone at elevations around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). Further explorations discovered P. cahnii at the Phou Phachao Mountain in Laos. A Chinese variant, P. canhii var. funingense, was discovered in Funing County, Yunnan in 2013.

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Where it lives

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