FLORA OF VIETNAM Orchidaceae Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe x P. villosum (Lindl.) Stein
Vietnam, Lam Dong Prov., Dalat City area, around point 11°59′N, 108°22′E at elevation about 1400-1500 m.
Terrestrial herb. Flowers odorlrss, sepal and synsepal green with deep brown stripes joined at the base, sepals violet, violet-greenish toward the base, lip dirty light violet-green, staminode olive-green with bright green umbo. Leaves indistinctly dull tessellated. Very rare.