Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum [J.J.Smith.]Pfitzer 1900 Subgen Paphiopedilum Sec. Cochlopetalum Haller ex Pfitz Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders.

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Common Name The Shiney Green Leaf Paphiopedilum

Flower Size 3" or more [8 cm]

This is a small sized, hot growing, multiflowered, although most often only one is open at a time, terrestrial species with clear blue-green, dull leaves from central Sumatra and Java that is found at an elevation of 200-800 meters in deposits of humus on volcanic mountain slopes 4 to 6, glaucous, narrowly oblong-elliptic leaves with ciliate basal margins and blooms from the spring through summer on a pubescent, dark green mottled dark purple, to 1 1/2' [40 cm] long, inflorescence carrying elliptic to ovate floral bracts with many [to 20] successive opening flowers with never more than 2 open at a time and occurs over months. . It has 4 to 6, glaucous, narrowly oblong-elliptic leaves with ciliate basal margins and blooms from the spring through summer on a pubescent, dark green mottled dark purple, to 1 1/2' [40 cm] long, inflorescence carrying elliptic to ovate floral bracts with many [to 20] successive opening flowers with never more than 2 open at a time and occurs over months. Hot to warm growing, this species needs to be potted in rock and tree fern in light shade and water all year except for a short dry winter rest.

Synonyms Cordula glaucophylla Rolfe 1912; Cypripedium glaucophyllum Mast. 1903; Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum f. flavoviride Braem 2001; Paphiopedilum moquetteanum f. flavoviride (Braem) Braem & Chiron 2003; Paphiopedilum victoria-regina subsp. glaucophyllum (J.J.Sm.) M.W.Wood 1976

References W3 Tropicos [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html] , Kew Monocot list [ http://www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do ], IPNI [ http://www.us.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?request_type=search&output_format=query&ret_defaults=on ]; Orchids of Java Comber 1990

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