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A staff member makes artificial pollination for Paphiopedilum purpureum, a rare wild orchid at Baixi provincial nature reserve in Zijin County, Heyuan city, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Chuhong)
Paphiopedilum purpureum, a first-class protected wild plant in China ushered in its blooming season in Guangdong.
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A staff member checks Paphiopedilum purpureum, a wild orchid, at Baixi provincial nature reserve in Zijin County, Heyuan city, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Chuhong)
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Paphiopedilum purpureum, a rare wild orchid blooms at Baixi provincial nature reserve in Zijin County, Heyuan city, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Chuhong)
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A staff member takes photos a blooming Paphiopedilum purpureum, a rare wild orchid at Baixi provincial nature reserve in Zijin County, Heyuan city, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Chuhong)
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A staff member makes artificial pollination for Paphiopedilum purpureum, a rare wild orchid at Baixi provincial nature reserve in Zijin County, Heyuan city, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Chuhong)