Paphiopedilum hennisianum (M.W. Wood) Fowlie
- Described: M.W. Wood in Orchid Review, 84(1001): 352 (1976)
- Transferred: Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 41(2): 60-61 (1977)
- Etymology: Named for Kurt Hennis of Hildesheim, Germany, an avid orchid grower.
- Varieties & Forms:
Paphiopedilum fma. christiansenii (Gruss & Roeth in Die Orchidee, 47(5): 234-236 (1996)) Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana, No. 12: 57-65 (1999) - albino form
- Synonyms:
Paphiopedilum sugiyamanun Cavestro in Rhone - Alpes Orchidees, No. 27: 2-9 (2001)
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 36 |
18 |
18 |
54 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 4-6, up to 18 cm long, 4 cm wide, above mottled dark and light green, basal margins ciliate
- Inflorescence: 1-flowered, up to 32 cm long, purple, pubescent
- Bloom: 7-10 cm wide
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: 650-1050 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: March-June
- Ecology: forest floor
- Mean Temperature Range: 20-23°C
- Light: moderate shade
- Medium: leaf litter, mosses, humus
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -
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Sources:
- Atwood, J.T. Jr. "The Relationships of the Slipper Orchids (Subfamily Cypripedioideae, Orchidaceae)." Selbyana 7, no. 2/4 (Aug 1984): 129-247.
- Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
- Cootes, Jim. The Orchids of the Philippines. Times Editions, 2001.
- 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
| Paph hennisianum x |
Hybrid |
| delenatii |
Plastic Fantastic |
| micranthum |
Small Island |
| niveum |
Leo Pretty |
| charlesworthii |
Georges Morel |
| hirsutissimum |
Memoria Jack Aaronson |
| villosum |
Kurt Erdmann |
| acmodontum |
Kiwi Ingenuity |
| barbatum |
Fritz Critter |
| callosum |
Ozette Lake |
| ciliolare |
Kennett Square |
| hookerae |
Street Smart |
| mastersianum |
Hawaii Wings |
| sukhakulii |
Memoria Ada Perry |
| superbiens |
Henny Penny |
| tonsum |
Ponthieu |
| kolopakingii |
Wössner Kolohennis |
| philippinense |
Expansum |
| rothschildianum |
Doctor Jack Fowlie |
| glaucophyllum |
Rochester |
| liemianum |
Kathy |
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