Paphiopedilum parishii is a species of orchid found in northern and western Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Yunnan and Assam, in montane forests at 1200–2200 m above sea level.

[2] It is named after Charles Samuel Pollock Parish, an English botanist and avid plant collector who had a particular interest in the flora of Myanmar (then Burma).

They grow in thick moss which occurs on boulders or on the tree branches of Terminalia[4] in humid and shady broad-leaved forests,[5] making them facultative lithophytes.

Paphiopedilum parishii is placed in section Pardalopetalum based on its chromosome count, multifloral inflorescence, distribution and leopard spots on the petals.

[6] Used in China for detoxification and to dispel heat, as a mild tranquiliser, treat febrile rash, pneumonia and depression.