It was described in 1998 by Gruss & Perner a plant imported from Vietnam, which flowered in Germany a month after arrival. The original collector was Mrs. Tran Ngo Lien, therefore Gruss and Perner called the plant Pap. tranlienianum.

The plant was found in Thai Nguyen Province (formerly named Bac Thai Province) at about 700m elevation. Pap. tranlienianum inhabits in an area with a monsoon tropical climate having a cool dry winter and a wet warm summer. The plant grows at an altitude of 400-700 meters above sea level in evergreen and mixed forests on very steep rocky slopes of limestone mountains.

This is an herbaceous lithophytes with 3-6 leaves forming a clump. Leaves are up to 18 cm long, 1.7c m wide. Inflorescence is subject to obtuse which produces 1 flower. Flowers are 5-6cm tall. Flowering time is September in the wild and February in Germany.

	Paphiopedilum tranlienianum forma alboviride was found in Da Lat 2005. Living in Germany, I like to collect Vietnamese paphiopedilum. I grow Pap. tranlienianum and others Pap. on a windowsill. For potting materials I used: 2 parts fir bark, small 1 parts sponge rock 1 part charcoal 1 part lava rock All above photo are my plant which bloomed in Germany.

Summer 2010 - Germany