Description
P. kolopakingii is characterized with 8–10 strap-shaped, obtuse and clear green leaves blooming in the spring stout, with 6–14 flowers 40–70 centimetres (16–28 in) long, which are densely pubescent, purple, terete inflorescence with elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, purple striped floral bracts, having honeysuckle-scented flowers. This orchid has the most amount of flowers open at once among the Paphiopedilum species. [4] Its sepals are whitish with dark red-brown or dark brown venation, while its petals are green, veined with red or brown. The lip is olive-green to ochre with darker veins. Flowering in the wild occurs from January till March. [2] It is similar morphologically to P. ooii , but P. ooii can be distinguished by its shorter and ovate dorsal sepal, spirally twisted petals, a shorter lip and a white staminode with a less hairy margin. [5]
The orchid grows on steep slopes in hill and lower montane forests, clustered among rocks over steep river gorges at altitudes of 600–1,100 metres (2,000–3,600 ft). [4]
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