Paphiopedilum concolor is a small terrestrial orchid described in 1984. It has dark green and grey-green mottled leaves, up to 6 inches long by 1½ inches wide. Paphiopedilum concolor is native to southern China

China

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 (Yunnan

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, Guizhou

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, Guangxi

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), Myanmar

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 (Burma), Thailand

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 and Southern and Central Vietnam

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, usually in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province.

Paphiopedilum concolor flowers in Spring and Autumn. Its 4-inch tall scape

Scape (botany)

In botany, scapes are leafless flowering stems that rise from the ground. Scapes can have a single flower or many flowers, depending on the species....

has reddish hairs and carries one or two flowers approximately 2¾ inches in diameter. This orchid prefers a warm habitat and wet soil.