Chinese scientists have found a rare plant species Paphiopedilum wardii Summerhayes in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

近日，研人员在云南高黎贡山家级自然保护区福贡段发现家一级重点保护野生物彩云兜兰。

It was identified as the rare species Paphiopedilum wardii Summerhayes by experts with the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

经中学院物研究所兰专家鉴，该物为极度濒危物种——彩云兜兰。

On Feb. 27, researchers discovered a wild Paphiopedilum plant in the hillside grass at an altitude of more than 1,300 meters in the Gaoligong Mountains.

上月 27 日，研究人员在高黎贡山海拔一千三百多米的山坡草丛中，发现了一种野生的兜兰属物。

" Since 2004, I have gone to the Gaoligong Mountains for some 100 field investigations and found more than 30 new species of Orchidaceae, but not a single wild plant of Paphiopedilum wardii Summerhayes, " said Jin Xiaohua, a researcher from the institute.

“从 2004 年起前往高黎贡山进行了上百次野外调查，在当地发现兰物新种三十多种，但一直没有发现野生的彩云兜兰。”