Paphiopedilum braemii H. Mohr 1989 SUBGENUS Sigmatopetalum SECTION Punctatum Karasawa & Saito 1982 Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler

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Common Name Braem's Paphiopedium [Belgian Taxomonist 21st cen]

Found in NW Sumatra at elevations of 700 meters as a herbaceous humus epiphyte that blooms on an erect, pubescent, single flowered inflorescence with a small folded, pilose, leek green bract, all occuring in the late spring and summer.

Synonyms Paphiopedilum tonsum var. braemii (H.Mohr) O.Gruss 1994

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; Schlechteriana Vol 2 No 2 1991 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 55 No 3 1991 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 59 No 3 1995 as P tonsum var braemii photo fide; The Genus Paphiopedilum Vol 1 & 2 Braem 1999

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