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| var. lowii |
var. richardianum |
Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindley) Stein
- Described: Lindley in Gardener's Chronicle, 1st series, 7: 765 (1847)
- Transferred: Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 476 (1892)
- Etymology: Named for its discoverer, Hugh Low, who found the plants growing in trees during an expedition to Mt. Kinabalu
- Varieties & Forms:
Paphiopedilum lowii fma. aureum (Cribb in Orchid Review 98: 109 (1990)) Cribb in Slipper Orchids of Borneo, 73 (1997) - albino form
Paphiopedilum lowii var. richardianum (Asher & Beaman in Orchid Digest, 52(2): 61-62 (1988)) Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 45(5): Back of cover (1994)
Paphiopedilum lowii var. lynniae (Garay in Lindleyana, 11(4): 232-233 (1996)) Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 48(2): 72 (1997)
- Synonyms: none
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 26 |
26 |
0 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 4-6, 20-40 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, uniformly green
- Inflorescence: 3-7 flowered, green mottled purple, shortly pubescent
- Bloom: 9-17 cm wide
- Plant:
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: 760-1370 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: April-June
- Ecology: usually found on branches and in the forks of trees, occasionally found on rocks rooted in mosses or leaf litter
- Mean Temperature Range: ~19-20°C, temp range varies due to wide geographical distribution
- Light: light shade
- Medium: leaf litter
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter): The widespread range of P. lowii makes specific guidelines problematic. The following is for the peninsular Malaysian habitat:
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M |
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Notes:
- From Van Der Cingel 2001: "P. lowii and P. mastersianum show autogamy by structural modification in which pollinia and stigma develop in contact."
Sources:
- Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
- Cribb, Phillip J. Slipper Orchids of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications, 1997.
- 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 in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
- Van Der Cingel, N.A. An Atlas of Orchid Pollination. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema, 2001.
Primary Hybrids
| Paph. lowii x |
Hybrid |
| delenatii |
Neeri-Dello |
| bellatulum |
Chai-Ui Lady |
| concolor |
Gretchen |
| niveum |
Drewettii |
| boxallii |
Beatrice |
| charlesworthii |
Quadriga |
| druryi |
Memoria Anton Moellenberndt |
| fairrieanum |
Zingano |
| henryanum |
Lipstick |
| hirsutissimum |
Hercules Poirot |
| insigne |
Rossii |
| spicerianum |
De Witt Smith |
| villosum |
Lucidum |
| acmodontum |
Memoria Alex Wilkie |
| argus |
Lowar Honi |
| barbatum |
Calanthum |
| ciliolare |
Penfield Dragon |
| curtisii |
Svend Brun |
| dayanum |
Patersonii |
| hookerae |
Burtonii |
| lawrenceanum |
Macfarlanianum |
| purpuratum |
Tamanend |
| sukhakulii |
Roselynn Gray |
| superbiens |
Macropterum |
| tonsum |
Fern Canyon |
| venustum |
Pycnopterum |
| wardii |
Aaron Poock |
| adductum |
Low Hum |
| glanduliferum |
Mattakesset |
| haynaldianum |
Toni Semple |
| kolopakingii |
Alex's Spots |
| parishii |
Robinianum |
| philippinense |
Berenice |
| rothschildianum |
Julius |
| sanderianum |
Mrs. Reginald Young |
| stonei |
Mercatelii |
| chamberlainianum |
Memoria Arthur Freed |
| glaucophyllum |
Glaucolowii |
| liemianum |
Song of Love |
| primulinum |
Mamie Wilson |
| victoria-reginae |
Sandy's Wild Turkey |
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