ON THIS PLANT
Paphiopedilum druryi is a species of orchid endemic to the Agastyamalai Hills of southern India. It is the only southern Indian orchid species in the genus. Rediscovered in 1972 after its original description in 1870, wild populations were decimated by commercial collectors and it is one of the few plants that are listed as threatened by the Indian government and included in CITES and the IUCN Redlist.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Paphiopedilum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Lady's slipper orchid en Drury's Slipper Orchid en Drury’s Paphiopedilum
