Paph. exul
Paph. exul is similar in appearance and considered related to Paph. insigne from the Himalayas and Paph. gratrixanum, native of Indo-China. P. exul is found on the west coast of peninsular Thailand, growing right along the beaches in full sun, typically on limestone cliffs.
The synsepal (ie, the lower flap) is unusually long for a paph, extending well below the lip.
This is the first, of several species plants I bought two years ago, to bloom for me. I thought they were blooming size when I bought them, but then last winter/spring most did nothing. This year a bunch are putting up spikes and I'm excited! P. exul is the first to show off!
Oh yeah, he's a wee little mite! That's my finger ...no, no, no! My index finger! in the second picture, just to give some sense of scale.
Julie
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