SITF has determined this plant to be Paphiopedilum appletoniaum var. cerveranum (Apr 2024). This plant matches the description of Paph. appletonianum var. cerveranum. P. appletonianum var. appletonianum has a staminode that is a classically shaped inverted horseshoe; P. appletonium var. cerceranum has a staminode which is shallower, a little more broadly shaped with a sharply pointed extension in the middle on the bottom. It is very similar to P. appletonium var. cerveranum, Award #20243709, which was previously confirmed by SITF. Variety cerveranum is a validly published subspecies of P. appletonianum.