Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum Stiles & Fowlie
- Described: Stiles & Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 35(4): 119-122 (1971)
- Etymology: Named for it place of origin, Bougainville Island.
- Varieties & Forms: none
- Synonyms: none
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 40 |
12 |
28 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 5-7, 14-22 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, above pale green faintly mottled with dark green
- Inflorescence: 1-flowered, 10-23 cm long, pale green, purple-white pubescent
- Bloom: ~5 cm wide
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: 1150-1850 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: late spring, late fall
- Ecology: on the forest floor or on trees in very wet montane forests over granite
- Mean Temperature Range: 17-18°C
- Light: moderately-deep shade
- Medium: leaf litter, humus, mosses
- 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.
- Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
- Millar, Andree. Orchids of Papua New Guinea. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1999.
Primary Hybrids - none registered
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