Paphiopedilum papilio-laoticus
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Paphiopedilus papilio-laoticus is species a flowering plant that is part of the subfamily Cypripedioideae. This plant was found in an Laos, Asia by Mr. Sulivong Luangaphay.[1] At the moment it is considered a critically endangered species, but scientists hope to find more of it by searching the inaccessible parts of Laos.
Vientiane Times wrote in their paper, “This showy and undoubtedly very rare species will hopefully be propagated from seed soon, and we urge orchid amateurs not to buy any plants of this species that could be wild-collected. In a few years’ time it should become widely available as legally propagated plants do not pose a threat to their continued existence in the wild.”[1]