Paphiopedilum chamberlainianum (O'Brien) Pfitzer 1895 Subgen Cochlopetalum [Haller] Karasawa & Saito 1982 Photo by © Lourens Grobler
Common Name Chamberlain's Paphiopedilum [English Orchid Grower]
Flower Size about 4" [to 10 cm]
A Sumatran species that can bloom through out the year and is a hot growing lithophytic orchid that has a terminal, erect, to 1 1/2' [45 cm] long, 4 to 8 flowered inflorescence with the flowers produced successively over a long period of time.
Synonyms Cordula chamberlainiana Rolfe; *Cypripedium chamberlainianum O'Brien 1892; Paphiopedilum chamberlainianum var. latifolium Schltr. 1911; Paphiopedilum victoria-regina subsp. chamberlainianum (O'Brien) M.W.Wood 1976; Paphiopedilum victoria-regina var. latifolium (Schltr.) Beckner 2002
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; The Genus Paphiopedilum Vol 1 & 2 Braem 1999
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