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Paphiopedilum lowii var. richardianum (Asher & Beaman) Gruss & Roeth

• Described: Asher & Beaman in Orchid Digest, 52(2): 61-62 (1988), based on a plant collected by Carl Bundt in May, 1987
• Transferred: Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 45(5): Back of cover (1994)
• Etymology: Named for Richard Topper, an American orchid grower.
• Varieties & Forms: none
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count - unknown

Plant Habit

• Inflorescence: differs in being pubescent
• Bloom: differs in having smaller flowers, pendant petals, and a pointed pouch with deep marginal sinuses

Habitat Data

• Distribution -
  
• Elevation: 1100-1200 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: ?
• Ecology: Found in open grassland
• Mean Temperature Range: 20-23°C
• Light: light shade
• Medium: ?
• Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -

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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, Sabah, Malaysia: Natural History Publications in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998.

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