Paphiopedilum schoseri Braem & Mohr
- Described: Braem & Mohr in Schlechteriana, Fascicle 2: 15-22 (1988)
- Etymology: Named for Gustav Schoser of Frankfurt, Germany.
- Varieties & Forms: none
- Synonyms:
Paphiopedilum baccanum Schoser in Proceedings of the 9th World Orchid Conference: 38 (1980)
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 35 |
17 |
18 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 2-5, 10-23 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, above light green with faint dark green mottling, below pale green and keeled, basal margins ciliate
- Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-) flowered, 15-25 cm long, green, red-pubescent
- Bloom: 6-7 cm wide, ~8 cm tall
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: 1200-1300 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: ?
- Ecology: forest floor, rock cracks, or on boulders
- Mean Temperature Range: 19-21°C
- Light: 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.
- Karasawa, K., M. Aoyama, and T. Kamimura. "Karyomorphological Studies on Five Rare Species of Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Annals of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 16 (1997): 29-39.
Primary Hybrids - none registered
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