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Paphiopedilum malipoense var. jackii (Hua) Averyanov

• Described: Hua in Die Orchidee, 46(3): Back Cover (1995)
• Transferred: Averyanov in Orchids, 66(2): 150-155 (1997)
• Etymology: named for the late Dr. Jack Fowlie, a well-known orcid enthusiast
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum malipoense var. jackii fma. virescens Gruss et Roeth, in Die Orchidee 52(1): 79 (2001) - albino form
• Synonyms:
  Paphiopedilum malipoense var. hiepii (Averyanov in Orchids, 67(3): 260-263 (1998)) Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum: 88 (1998) - aberrant form of Paphiopedilum malipoense var. jackii found by Averyanov in Vietnam
• Chromosome Count - unknown

Plant Habit

• Leaves: above light green with faint tessellation and dark green venation, below light green sparsely spotted with purple
• Bloom: different from normal variety in having narrower petals, a smaller yellow-green lip and a white staminode with a yellow-green central mark and fine purple venation

Habitat Data

• Distribution - overlaps P. malipoense
  
• Elevation: 550-650 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: March-April
• Ecology: dry, open evergreen forests on limestone hills and mountains
• Mean Temperature Range: 15-28° C
• Light: light shade
• Medium: calcareous
• Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -

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Notes

• Grows more or less sympatrically with the normal variety, but never forms mixed colonies.

Sources:

• Averyanov, L.V. et al. "Endangered Vietnamese Paphiopedilums, Part 3. Paphiopedilum malipoense." Orchids 66, no. 2 (Feb 1997): 150-55.
• 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.
• Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.

Primary Hybrids

Paph. malipoense var. jackii x	Hybrid
armeniacum	Wössner Armenijack
delenatii	Wössner Pinkjack
victoria-regina	Wössner Grünspecht

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