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Paphiopedilum tigrinum Koopowitz & Hasegawa

• Described: Koopowitz & Hasegawa in Orchid Advocate, 16(3): 76-79 (1990)
• Etymology: Named for the stripes on the petals and sepals.
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum tigrinum fma. smarigdinum (Z.J. Liu & S.C. Chen in Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research 21(6): 489 (2003)) Gruss in Die Orchidee 56(1): 71 (2005) - albino form
• Synonyms:
  Paphiopedilum markianum Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 54(3): 124-127 (1990)
• Chromosome Count -

  2n =	metacentrics	telocentrics	n.f.
  26	26	0	52

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-6, 16-23 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, above bright green, below pale green
• Inflorescence: 1-flowered, 20-25 cm long, green, purple-spotted, glabrous
• Bloom: 8-13 cm wide

  young bloom	young bloom

Habitat Data

• Distribution - Gaoligong Mountains
  
• Elevation: 1400-2000 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: June-July
• Ecology: epiphytic on trees or on north-facing rocky slopes
• Mean Temperature Range: 8-20° C
• Light: moderate shade
• Medium: leaf litter, 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.
• Fowlie, J.A. "A New Species of Section Pardalopetalum, Epiphytic on Trees from Yunnan, Paphiopedilum markianum Fowl., Sp. Nov." Orchid Digest 54, no. 3 (July/Sept 1990): 124-27.
• Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
• Karasawa, K., M. Aoyama, and T. Kamimura. Annals of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 16 (1997): 29-39.

Primary Hybrids

Paph. tigrinum x	Hybrid
bellatulum	Wössner Tigerbell
concolor	Wössner Concotiger
niveum	Elaine Law
charlesworthii	Charlie Tiger
fairrieanum	Bailey Kalina
henryanum	Wössner Tigerhenry
dayanum	Wössner Tigerday
sukhakulii	Wössner Tigerkuli
philippinense	Memoria Al Moreschi
rothschildianum	Geoffrey Hands
glaucophyllum	Xie Xie
primulinum	Wössner Tigerprim

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