Paphiopedilum gratrixianum Rolfe (1905) is accepted species by POWO, Kew. The native range of this species is S. China to N. Indo-China. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum has 3 accepted infraspecifics (varieties):

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum var. daoense;

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum var. gratrixianum;

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum var. guangdongense.

Previous Awards:

There are 45 AOS awards for this species, including several varieties.

Description:

Our candidate has three flowers on three up to 35-cm staked inflorescences. Plant is 36-cm wide x 21-cm tall and grown in 8-cm square plastic pot in New Zeeland tree fern mix.

Flower Measurements:

NS H - 9.0 cm;                   NS V - 9.2 cm;

Dorsal Sep. W - 5.5 cm;    Dorsal Sep. L - 6.0 cm;

Petal W - 3.0 cm;               Petals L - 6.1 cm;

Lat/Synsepal W - 2.0 cm; Lat/Synsepal L - 4.2 cm;

Lip/Pouch W - 3.0 cm;      Lip/Pouch L - 5.3 cm.