Paphiopedilum bellatulum

Egg-in-a-nest orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Cypripedioideae
Genus:	Paphiopedilum
Species:	P. bellatulum
Binomial name
Paphiopedilum bellatulum (Rchb.f.) Stein
Synonyms
Cypripedium bellatulum Rchb.f. (basionym) Paphiopedilum bellatulum var. album Cordula bellatula (Rchb.f.) Rolfe Paphiopedilum bellatulum f. album ()

Paphiopedilum bellatulum, commonly known as the egg-in-a-nest orchid, is a species of orchid found from southeastern Yunnan, Guizhou and southern Guangxi of China to Indochina. It is also found in Myanmar and Thailand at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,800 meters. The leaves are a dark green with white spots on top, but the underside is purple. The flower is round, about 6–8 cm in diameter.^[1]

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