Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe (1896) is accepted species by POWO, Kew. The native range of this species is China (SW. Guangxi) to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Previous Awards:

There are 47 AOS awards for this species, including several varieties.

The recent cultural award was granted in Apr 11, 2025 to cultivar 'MS' CCM/AOS (87 points).

The recent flower quality award was granted in Mar 05, 2025 to cultivar 'Manote' HCC/AOS (77 points).

Description:

Our candidate has one flower on one 18-cm upright inflorescence. Plant grown in 6-cm square plastic pot in the mix bark and large perlite.

Flower Measurements:

NS H - 9.8 cm;                   NS V - 7.2 cm;

Dorsal Sep. W - 3.2 cm;    Dorsal Sep. L - 4.0 cm;

Petal W - 2.3 cm;               Petals L - 5.3 cm;

Lat/Synsepal W - 1.6 cm; Lat/Synsepal L - 3.2 cm;

Lip/Pouch W - 2.0 cm;      Lip/Pouch L - 4.2 cm.