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fma. moquetteanum	fma. alboviride

Paphiopedilum moquetteanum (J.J. Smith) Fowlie

• Described: J.J. Smith in Teysmannia, 17: 31 (1906)
• Transferred: Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 44(4): 133 (1980)
• Etymology: Named for M. Moquette(sp?), a Javanese plantation manager.
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum moquetteanum fma. flavoviride (Braem in Australian Orchid Review, 66(1): 4-16 (2001)) Braem in Paphiopedilum, 419 (2003)
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count -

  2n =	metacentrics	telocentrics	n.f.
  34	16	18	50

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-6, up to 55 cm long, 9 cm wide, uniformly green
• Inflorescence: several-flowered, opening sequentially, up to 30 cm long, purple, white-pubescent
• Bloom: 9-12 cm wide

Habitat Data

• Distribution -
  
• Elevation: ~300 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: unclear due to the sequential flowering habit
• Ecology: on cliffs of soft, crumbling limestone near water seepages
• Mean Temperature Range: 23-26°C
• Light: ?
• Medium: calcareous, mosses
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Notes:

• The number of registered hybrids with Paph. moquetteanum is low because the hybrid registrar at the RHS has only recently recognized it as a different taxon from Paph. glaucophyllum.
• The correct spelling of this taxon hinges on whether or not the name of the plantation owner is Moquette (as in Braem 2003) or Moquett (as in Cribb 1998).

Sources:

• Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
• Cribb, Phillip J. The Genus Paphiopedilum. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998.
• Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
• Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.

Primary Hybrids

Paph. moquetteanum x	Hybrid
micranthum	Minnesota Moccasin
vietnamense	Wössner Vietnam Wings
urbanianum	Window Ledge Ray
parishii	Yukie Kawahara
rothschildianum	Caroline Hands

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