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| var. hirsutissimum |
var. esquirolei |
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lindley ex Hooker) Stein
- Described: Lindley ex Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 83 t. 4990 (1857)
- Transferred: Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 470 (1892)
- Etymology: Derived from the Latin hirsutus, meaning 'shaggy'; named for the hairy inflorescence, bract, ovary, and back of the bloom.
- Varieties & Forms:
- Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. esquirolei (Schlechter in Fedde, Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis, Beihefte, 4: 39-40 (1919)) Karasawa & Saito in Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden, No. 5: 1-69 (1982)
- Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. esquirolei fma. viride Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, No. 12: 57-65 (1999)
- Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. chiwuanum (Tang & Wang in Acta Phytotaxinomica Sinica, 1(1): 56 (1951)) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 140 (1987)
- Synonyms:
Paphiopedilum saccopetalum Hua in Die Orchidee, 49(1): 38-39 (1998)
- Chromosome Count -
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metacentrics |
telocentrics |
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| 26 |
26 |
0 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 5-6, up to 45 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, above green, below purple-spotted
- Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-) flowered, 17-25 cm long, densely long-hirsute
- Bloom: 11-14 cm wide
Habitat Data
- Distribution - typical variety inhabits the western part of its range
- Elevation: 700-1800 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: March-May
- Ecology: usually grows in the crotches of trees
- Mean Temperature Range: 11-22° C
- Light: light-moderate shade
- Medium: acidic, leaf litter, plant debris, moses, occasionally on moss covered volcanic rock
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -
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Sources:
- Averyanov, L. et al. Slipper Orchids of Vietnam. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2003.
- 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.
- Fitch, Charles Marden. "Perky Paphiopedilums: A Bounty of Color and Pattern Awaits Those Who Explore Slipper Orchids." Orchids 6 (Jun 2004): 428-433.
- Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
- Hooker, W.J. "Cypripedium hirsutissimum. Villous Lady's Slipper." Curtis's Botanical Magazine 83 (1857): Tab. 4990. <view article>
- Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
Primary Hybrids
| Paph. hirsutissimum x |
Hybrid |
| bellatulum |
Schofieldianum |
| niveum |
Nivesque Satin |
| boxallii |
Godseffianum |
| charlesworthii |
Erubescens |
| druryi |
Dallemagnei |
| fairrieanum |
Wissinoming |
| henryanum |
Frank Zettle |
| insigne |
Alcides |
| spicerianum |
Medeia |
| villosum |
Germinyanum |
| acmodontum |
Jewelled Tapestry |
| argus |
Miss Rehder |
| barbatum |
Porphyrochlamys |
| callosum |
Doncasterianum |
| ciliolare |
Eurylochus |
| curtisii |
Adonis |
| hennisianum |
Memoria Jack Aaronson |
| hookerae |
Lawless Jungle Journey |
| lawrenceanum |
Mulus |
| sukhakulii |
Randy Randolph |
| superbiens |
Castleanum |
| urbanianum |
Sandy's Hopper |
| venustum |
Deception |
| haynaldianum |
Jim Binks |
| lowii |
Hercules Poirot |
| philippinense |
Memoria Dave Myhre |
| rothschildianum |
Humoresque |
| sanderianum |
Lahidshan Sha-i-Maran |
| chamberlainianum |
Merope |
| glaucophyllum |
Mishtawayawininiwak |
| liemianum |
Chu Chu |
| primulinum |
Hirsulinium |
| victoria-reginae |
Hairy Slippers |
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