Paphiopedilum urbanianum is a species of plant in
the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Mindoro in
the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical
or tropical moist lowland forests. It is almost
extinct in the wild, partly due to habitat loss, but
even more so because of unsustainable collecting for
the horticultural trade.
This small sized, terrestrial
orchid with mottled green leaves is found in the
Philippines at elevations of 400 to 800 meters in
humus pockets between rocks on the forest floor in
deep shade with 4 to 5, narrowly or oblong-elliptic,
tesselated dark and light green above, basal margins
ciliate leaves and blooms on an erect, terminal 10
10" [25 cm] long, inflorescence with ovate, green
veined maroon, pubescent floral bract carrying a
single flower occurring in the winter and spring.
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