Paphiopedilum godefroyae [Godefroy Lebeuf]Stein 1895 SUBGENUS Brachypetalum Haller 1897 Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl
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Common Name Mrs. Godefroy's Paphiopedilum [French Orchid Enthusiast]
Flower Size about 2 1/2" [5 to 7 cm]
A small sized, lowland terrestrial or lithophytic native of penninsular Thailand at elevations less than 50 feet above sea level on limestone cliffs in leaf litter or moss or tree roots, that has linear-oblong, dark green mottled with pale green leaves with reddish underneath, this plant blooms with an erect, terminal, 3 to 4" [7.5 to 10 cm] long, 1 or 2 flowered, pale green to purple, tomentose inflorescence, from summer till spring and can take some full sun.
Synonyms Cordula godefroyae [Godefroye-LeBeuf] Rolfe 1912; *Cypripedium godefroye Godefroye-LeBeuf 1883; Cypripedium concolor Batem. var. godefroyae [Godefroye-LeBeuf] Hemsley 1891; Paphiopedilum ang-thong Fowlie 1977; Paphiopedilum godefroyae f. album O.Gruss 2002; Paphiopedilum leucochilum Fowlie 1975
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Holttum 1957 drawing fide; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfadden & Smitnand 1959; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 3 1963 photo as Cypripedium godefroyae; AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 2 1970; Beautiful Thai Orchid Species Kamemoto & Sagarik 1975 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 42 No 1 1978 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 49 No 1 1980 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 49 No 12 1980 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 5 1980 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 5 1980 as P x ang-thong; AOS Bulletin Vol 50 No 5 1981 photo as P ang-thong; Orchid Digest 51 Vol 4 1987 as P ang-thong photo fide; Orchid Digest 51 Vol 4 1987 photo fide; Schlechteriana Vol 2 No 2 1991 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 55 No 4 1991 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 55 No 4 1991 as P ang thong photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 59 No 3 1995 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 11 2003 photo; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 3 Tanaka 2007;
Paphiopedilum godefroyae f. album O.Gruss2002
A white version of the previous species.
Paphiopedilum godefroyae f. leucochilum (Rolfe) Braem & Chiron 2003
Another Color Form Photo courtesy of Marc Flandre
Flower Size 2 1/2" [6.5 to 7 cm]
Foiund in the southern Islands off Thailand and differs from the type in the larger palnt and flower as well as the pure white labellum and differing staminode. This orchid bloo s in the spring on short to 3" [7.5 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence with long-lasting flowers
Synonyms Cypripedilum godefroyae var lecochilum Rolfe 1894; Paphiopedilum godefroyae f. leucochilum (Rolfe) Braem & Chiron 2003; Paphiopedilum godefroyae var. ang-thong (Fowlie) Braem 1988; Pahiopedilum godefroyape var leucochilum [Masters] Hallier 1897; Paphiopedilum leucochilum [Rolfe] Fowlie 1975
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 5 1980 as P leucochilum photo fide; Orchid Digest 51 Vol 4 1987 as P leucochilum photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 55 No 4 1991 as P leucochilum photo fide; AOS Bulletin No 63 No 11 1994 photo; Schlechteriana Vol 2 No 3 1991 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 59 No 3 1995 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 71 No 1 2002 photo;
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