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Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Masters & Moore) Pfitzer

• Described: Masters & T. Moore in Gardener's Chronicle, 2nd series, 12: 505 (1879), based on a plant sent to Mr. and Lady Spicer from their son, the owner of a tea plantation in Assam
• Transferred: Pfitzer in Pringsheim, Jahrbcher fur wissenschaftliche Botanik, 19: 164 (1888)
• Etymology: Named for Mr. and Lady Spicer, in whose greenhouses the species first flowered in Europe.
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum spicerianum fma. immaculatum Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2: 270 (1999) - albino form
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count -

  2n =	metacentrics	telocentrics	n.f.
  30	22	8	52

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-5, 15-30 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, above glossy dark green, below purple-spotted at the base
• Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-) flowered, 8-22 cm long, sparsely pubescent
• Bloom: 5-7 cm wide
  
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Habitat Data

• Distribution -
  
• Elevation: 300-1300 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: May-June
• Ecology: nooks in limestone outcrops near rivers
• Mean Temperature Range: 13-24° C
• Light: light-moderate shade
• Medium: calcareous, roots clinging to the rock, humus
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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.
• Hooker, J.D. "Cypripedium spicerianum. Native of the East Indies." Curtis's Botanical Magazine 106 (1880): Tab. 6490. <view article>
• Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.

Primary Hybrids

Paph. spicerianum x	Hybrid
bellatulum	Enid
concolor	Arete
godefroyae	Vera
niveum	Spicero-Niveum
barbigerum	Sophie Janss
boxallii	Calypso
charlesworthii	Memnon
druryi	Buchanianum
exul	Mount Ka'ala
fairrieanum	Niobe
gratrixianum	Spitrix
henryanum	Spicy Henry
hirsutissimum	Medeia
insigne	Leeanum
villosum	Lathamianum
acmodontum	Roberto Leleu
appletonianum	Quirinus
argus	Crethus
barbatum	Eyermannianum
bullenianum	Small Fry
callosum	Mademoiselle Gabrielle Moens
ciliolare	Bookeri
curtisii	Allanianum
dayanum	Pallens
hookerae	Eurydice
javanicum	Lutescens
lawrenceanum	Radiosum
purpuratum	Maynardii
sukhakulii	Acolyte
superbiens	Picturatum
tonsum	Madame Jules Hye
venustum	Polystigmaticum
violascens	Michiaki Myotoku
glanduliferum	Janet
haynaldianum	Carnusianum
kolopakingii	Frau Yamagata
lowii	De Witt Smith
philippinense	Astraea
rothschildianum	Faroultii
stonei	Alice
chamberlainianum	Deedmannianum
glaucophyllum	Mazurka
primulinum	Lemonade
victoria-reginae	Zollingeri

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