Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
Location
Vietnam, Thua Thien-Hue, Phu Loc
16.198889, 107.858611
Location Remarks
Bach Maa National Park, summit trail.
Collectors
No collectors specified