Paphiopedilum druryi (Beddome) Stein
- Described: Beddome in Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis; or plates and descriptions of new and rare plants, from Southern India and Ceylon, 23, t. 112 (1874)
- Transferred: Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 470 (1892)
- Etymology: Named for Colonel H. Drury, who was incorrectly credited as the discoverer. Drury aquired the plants from the actual discoverer, Mrs. J.A. Brown, who found the plants in 1865.
- Varieties & Forms: none
- Synonyms: none
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 30 |
22 |
8 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 5-7, 12-30 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, above and below light green
- Inflorescence: 1-flowered, up to 25 cm long, purple, pubescent
- Bloom: 5-7 cm wide
- Plant: wild plants observed with 35+ shoots and rhizomes up to 150 cm long
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Habitat Data
- Distribution - found more than 2,000 km from the nearest paphiopedilum species
- Elevation: 1400-1600 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: May-June
- Ecology: grows in montane grassland; roots embedded in the top layer of soil; grows in small colonies by area, but they can contain 3,000+ plants
- Mean Temperature Range: 18-24°C
- Light: light shade to partial sun
- Medium: C, limy, thin soil with decaying grass
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -
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Notes:
- From Braem 2003: "The interested Paphiopedilum species buyer should be aware that hybrid plants have been offered for sale as "artificially propagated" P. druryi. The plants of this hybrid (P. Winnianum, a cross between P. druryi and P. villosum, which was registered by Veitch in 1886) can be readily identified by the arching apical parts of the leaves because the leaves of P. druryi are never arching."
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.
- Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
- Weather station data - Coimbatore, India, 11º02N 77º03E, elev. 398
Primary Hybrids
| Paph. druryi x |
Hybrid |
| bellatulum |
Phaedra |
| concolor |
Leslie Anne |
| godefroyae |
Honoriae |
| niveum |
Microchilum |
| boxallii |
Gordonii |
| charlesworthii |
E. Rogerson |
| exul |
M.S. Valliathan |
| fairrieanum |
Westpoint Beauty |
| gratrixianum |
Lucille |
| hirsutissimum |
Dallemagnei |
| insigne |
Aeson |
| spicerianum |
Buchanianum |
| villosum |
Winnianum |
| acmodontum |
Philip Samulewicz |
| argus |
Arronemink |
| barbatum |
Orphanum |
| callosum |
A. R. Smith |
| ciliolare |
Greyanum |
| curtisii |
Fairy Queen |
| hookerae |
Druryo-Hookerae |
| lawrenceanum |
Cybele |
| mastersianum |
Master Druid |
| sukhakulii |
Sukhadru |
| superbiens |
T. B. Haywood |
| tonsum |
Franklin Pierce |
| wardii |
Roch Jolibois |
| haynaldianum |
Patapsco
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| lowii |
Memoria Anton Moellenberndt |
| philippinense |
Devayani |
| rothschildianum |
Cooksonii |
| chamberlainianum |
Juliana |
| glaucophyllum |
Mrs. Coburn |
| primulinum |
Druid Spring |
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