Native to Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Vietnam, Thua Thien-Hue, Phu Loc
16.198889, 107.858611
Location Remarks
Bach Maa National Park, summit trail.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Paphiopedilum
Specific Epithet
appletonianum
Authorship
(Gower) Rolfe
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#22,076 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
48%