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Paphiopedilum purpuratum

Purple Paphiopedilum

IUCN: critically endangeredcritically endangered

1

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1991

First collected

1991

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive

From the collection

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 618182

Alive today

49 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Guangdong, CN

(c) 7017, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Guangdong, CN

(c) 7017, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-09-10

2026-09-10

Guangdong, CN

(c) 7017, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-08-24

2026-08-24

Guangdong, CN

(c) 7017, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-07-15

2026-07-15

Guangdong, CN

(c) 7017, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-03-25

2026-03-25

(c) winston_bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-02-10

2026-02-10

Guangdong, CN

(c) 7017, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Paphiopedilum purpuratum, 2026-01-28

2026-01-28

Guangdong, CN

(c) 王天明, some rights reserved (CC BY)