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fma. dianthum	fma. album

Paphiopedilum dianthum Tang & Wang

• Described: Tang & Wang in Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping, Biological series, 10: 24 (1940)
• Etymology: Name meaning 'two-flowers', possibly in reference to the typical flower count of plants in the wild.
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum dianthum fma. album hort. ex Gruss in Die Orchidee 54(1): 63 (2003) - albino form
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count -

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

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-6, 20-50 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, above dark green, below pale green
• Inflorescence: 2-5 flowered, green, base sparsely papillose
• Bloom: 10-18 cm wide, 10-15 cm tall
• Plant: can reach 15+ growths in the wild

Habitat Data

• Distribution -
  
• Elevation: 600-1450 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: September-November
• Ecology: shady cliffs and steep rocks just below the summits of karst limestone mountains
• Found growing with: Paph. micranthum, Paph. hirsutissimum var. esquirolei, Paph malipoense, P. henryanum
• Mean Temperature Range: 12-23° C
• Light: deep shade
• Medium: calcareous, mosses, leaf litter
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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.
• Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
• Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies on Four Species of Paphiopedilum." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 5 (Dec 1982): 70-79.
• 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.

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