The beauty of Vietnamese orchid flowers

Vietnam comedy Paphiopedilum vietnamense. This species was discovered in the northwestern border of Vietnam, bordering China with Paphiopedilumem ersonii, but until 1998 this Vietnamese endemic orchid species was named and published by O. Gruss and H. Perner. . Flowers have very large petals 8 - 10cm, bright colors, dark purple lips on the front, faded later, the edges roll in, the inside has many dark purple spots and a thick strip of white fur in the middle, just below the feet cylinder.

Yellow Paphiopedilum villosum orchids. It is considered to be the most popular and most easily planted species in Vietnam, with a green back spine with a white edge, the white edge slightly flipping back. The wings are slightly congested and bent forward, the edges are wrinkled, the middle is big reddish brown. The yellow lip-shaped lip wings are slightly brownish brownish brown edges and the lateral lobes roll inward.

Paphopedilum orchid roll Paphiopedilum appletonianum. Grown very scattered under the canopy of evergreen tropical rainforest, at an altitude of about 1500m. Drought tolerant plants are quite good. This species has very limited distribution and very few individuals in Lam Dong and Da Lat. They may be threatened with extinction because the forest environment is shrinking. Orchids humming big size rolls with light blue brown. The oval back is bent to the back, curled, dark green, with red and pink spots at the base, pale green edges, white at the top. The lips are purple and green, and the edges are yellow.

Lan comedy Paphiopedilum armeniacum. This bright yellow orchid species has sepals after ovary to oval, 2.2 - 2.8cm long, 1.4 - 2.2cm wide, slightly pointed, and curved edges on the upper part. The sepals of the sepals stick together, smaller than the back of the sepals with 2 waves on the back and only 1 round tooth at the top, smooth inside. This species is thought to be completely extinct in Vietnam because in the limestone areas of Vietnam border, people have been over-exploited for sale. There are some scientists who believe this species is not distributed in Vietnam but in fact there are many documents that have proved that this is the orchid species of Vietnam.

Paphiopedilum callosum orchid. It is recognized as a species with a very wide distribution area of ​​Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Thua Thien Hue and even low altitude areas of Phu Quoc. Orchids often bloom in spring and early in the summer with high inflorescence, hairy, reddish brown. The back of the back is slightly rounded, the edge is ringed, the white color is pink and the blue is red on the top and the lips are reddish-brown, the base is light green, and the lobes are curled up inside. has ecstatic spread lovers in Vietnam.

Paphiopedilum dianthum bearded comedy. It is difficult to confuse the orchid hummingbirds with other orchids in Vietnam because the side wings stick to the lap of the boat. Two wings, long, twisted, drooping, greenish brown, 10-12cm long. Bag-shaped lips 5cm long, greenish-brown, edges rolled in. Distribution zone of Paphiopedilum dianthum in Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Son La and also grows in China, Myanmar, Thailand.

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum orchids. The towering peaks of Tam Dao and Vinh Phuc ranges are the land of the spotted orchids. With the back wings oval, narrow at the base, the edge of the commandment, green at the base, white edge, big red spots in the middle, the wing spreads out like a colorful public tail, the green border is ringed. pale brown. Wing lip pocket, dark brown green, 2 vertical lobes. The splendid beauty of this flower is called by the orchid collectors in Vietnam with the affectionate name Comedy tail.

Lan comedy helen Paphiopedilum helenae. This may be the smallest orchid species of flower size found in Vietnam and the love story of botanist Averyanov said all about this endemic orchid: 'One afternoon, after It took me and my colleagues all day to climb many steep mountains, people are planning to return. But when I saw that the hill in front of me was very attractive, the trees were really ideal for me to have the feeling of orchids growing there. Everyone was too tired to want to go so I climbed up alone. As I climbed to the top of the hill, I saw a stone cluster of bright yellow flowers near the edge of the rock. It is really special because the flower is too big for orchids. Crime rushed to take a few photos, dig a few branches and hurried down the hill. Because my wife Helene Averynova also has blond hair and petite figure like orchids, so I took her name to name this orchid '.

Henry Paphiopedilum Henryanum comedy. After a lot of doubts about the distribution of this orchid species in Vietnam because most photos are taken in the orchids in the world and almost no scientist has seen them bloom in Vietnamese nature. In the spring of 2001 Leonid Averyanov and D. Harder found this orchid in the Phong Quang reserve in Ha Giang province. With the green wing and dark purple spots on the inside, hen comedy is one of nature's most beautiful works bestowed on us.

Lan comedy code Paphiopedilum malipoense. This unique comedy orchid usually blooms in March to April each year and was first described by Chen and Tsi in 1984 based on the museum's dry specimen. Chen and Tsi believe that they are collected in South Yunnan - China. The specimen that KM Feng collected on November 11, 1947 is now stored in Beijing and taken from China's Mount Malipo. But according to Averyanov, the orchids that the Chinese sold in Hong Kong from 1988 1989 were taken from Vietnam, not from China. Averyanov discovered them near Can Ty village in Ha Giang province, and in the southeastern part of Mai Chau area of ​​Hoa Binh province.