Paphiopedilum bullenianum var. celebesense (Fowlie & Birk) Cribb
- Described: Fowlie & Birk in Orchid Digest, 44(1): 23-30 (1980)
- Transferred: Cribb in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 167 (1987)
- Etymology: Named for Celebes (Sulawesi), the Indonesian island on which it was first found.
- Synonyms:
Paphiopedilum ceramensis Birk in The Paphiopedilum Grower's Manual (1983)
- Chromosome Count - Paphiopedilum bullenianum var. celebesense
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 42 |
10 |
32 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Bloom: differs in having shorter petals with fewer spots and a shorter lip.
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
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- Elevation: ~950 m.
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: ?
- Ecology: under ferns in stunted forests
- Mean Temperature Range: 20-22°C
- Light: light shade
- Medium: humus, leaf litter
- 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, 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.
Primary Hybrids - register as Paph. bullenianum
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