Paphiopedilum wentworthianum Schoser & Fowlie
- Described: Schoser & Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 32(9): 282-285 (1968)
- Etymology: Named for Clayton Wentworth, who recollected the species and introduced a few plants into cultivation a few years after it was discovered by Kip McKillop and G. Hermon Slade on Bougainville Island.
- Varieties & Forms: none
- Synonyms:
Paphiopedilum denisii Schoser in Die Orchidee, 22(4): 140-144 (1971)
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 40 |
12 |
28 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 4-6, 12-25 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, above mottled dark and light green
- Inflorescence: 1-flowered, up to 35 cm long, purple-pubescent
- Bloom: ~8 cm wide
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: 900-1800 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: ?
- Ecology: deep layers of humus on the forest floor over volcanic rock
- Mean Temperature Range: 17-18°C
- Light: deep shade
- Medium: 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, Malaysia: Natural History Publications in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998.
Primary Hybrids - none registered
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