Paph Lathamianum was used for cut flower production in Europe up through the 1970's, so I have seen thousands of them. Your photo is somewhat atypical, but it could be a different clone.
On the other hand, it could also be newer breeding with one of the more recently discovered species.
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Kim (Fair Orchids)
Founder of SPCOP (Society to Prevention of Cruelty to Orchid People), with the goal of barring the taxonomists from tinkering with established genera!
I am neither a 'lumper' nor a 'splitter', but I refuse to re-write millions of labels.
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