Haven of fauna & flora

By Cheng Yuezhu | China Daily | Updated: 2022-05-26 10:54

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06 APRICOT ORANGE PAPHIOPEDILUM

This is an endangered flowering plant of the orchid family. In northwestern Yunnan, it grows in rock crevices or well-drained stony meadows, 1,400 to 2,100 meters above sea level. Its flower bud appears green and gradually transforms to a canary yellow in blossom.

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