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var. malipoense |
var. jackii |
Paphiopedilum malipoense Chen & Tsi
- Described: Chen & Tsi in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, 22(2): 119-124 (1984)
- Etymology: Named for Malipo, China, near which the herbarium specimen was collected.
- Synonyms: none
- Varieties & Forms:
Paphiopedilum malipoense fma. concolor Braem, in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 82 (1998) - albino form
Paphiopedilum malipoense var. jackii (Hua, in Die Orchidee, 46(3): Back Cover (1995)) Averyanov, in Orchids, 66(2): 150-155 (1997)
Paphiopedilum malipoense var. jackii fma. virescens Gruss et Roeth in Die Orchidee 52(1): 79 (2001)
- Chromosome Count -
2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
26 |
26 |
0 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 4-6, 10-20 cm long, 2.5-7 cm wide, above mottled dark and light green, below keeled, purple-marked
- Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-) flowered, 30-65 cm long, green with purple-brown spots, white-pubescent
- Bloom: 8-13 cm wide, light raspberry fragrance
- Plant: stolonous
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in bloom |
top view |
crown |
low bud |
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
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- Elevation: 450-1450 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: March-April. The flower buds of Paphiopedilum malipoense appear in nature during September and October but then low temperatures stop their development.
- Ecology: in deep crevices in wet, closed forests on highly eroded limestone mountains
- Mean Temperature Range: 12-25° C
- Light: deep shade
- Medium: calcareous, soil and leaf litter, pH 6.9-7.5
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -
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Notes:
- The inflorescences are extremely long so that the flowers are raised out of the deep crevices in which the plant grows
- The rarity of this plant in flower markets and the high prices it fetches indicates it may be the rarest in the wild of the Chinese paphiopedilums.
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, Sabah, 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 on Nine Species of Paphiopedilum." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 8 (1986): 23-42.
- Tsi ZhanHuo et al. "A Preliminary Report on the Population Size, Ecology, and Conservation Status of Some Paphiopedilum Species (Orchidaceae) in Southwest China." Lindleyana 14, no. 1 (1999): 12-23.
Primary Hybrids
Paph. malipoense x |
Hybrid |
armeniacum |
![](PaphNoritoHasegawa_small.jpg) Norito Hasegawa |
delenatii |
![](PaphLynleighKoopowitz_small.jpg) Lynleigh Koopowitz |
emersonii |
![](PaphMemLarryHeuer_small.jpg) Memoria Larry Heuer |
hangianum |
![](PaphShunFaGolden_small.jpg) Shun-Fa Golden |
micranthum |
![](PaphFanaticum_small.jpg) Fanaticum |
vietnamense |
Wössner Butterfly |
bellatulum |
![](PaphMaBelle_small.jpg) Ma Belle |
concolor |
Wössner Concomal |
godefroyae |
Mint Chocolate
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niveum |
![](PaphWossnerJade_small.jpg) Wössner Jade |
wenshanense |
Yakushiji |
fairrieanum |
![](PaphJadeDragon_small.jpg) Jade Dragon |
glanduliferum |
![](PaphHidekiOkuyama_small.jpg) Hideki Okuyama |
haynaldianum |
Wössner Malihay |
kolopakingii |
Howard Frank |
philippinense |
Wössner Philimal |
platyphyllum |
Kee Chin Lim |
rothschildianum |
![](PaphHaroldKoopowitz_small.jpg) Harold Koopowitz |
sanderianum |
Taida Lawrance |
chamberlainianum |
Jennifer Kalina |
glaucophyllum |
![](PaphGuacamole_small.jpg) Guacamole |
liemianum |
Thomas Fourman |
primulinum |
![](PaphEnvyGreen_small.jpg) Envy Green |
victoria-reginae |
Wössner Malictoria |
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