Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lindl.) Stein

in Orchideenbuch 470 (1892).

Synonymes

Cordula esquirolei (Schltr.) Hu in Rhodora 27: 105 (1925).

Cordula hirsutissima (Lindl.) Rolfe in Orch. Rev. 1912, 20. 2, In Adnot (1912).

Cypripedium hirsutissimum Lindl. in Curtis'S Bot. Mag. 83:T. 4990 (1857). (basionyme)

Paphiopedilum chiwuanum Tang & Wang in Acta Phytotax. Sinica 1: 56 (1951).

Paphiopedilum esquirolei Schltr. in Feddes Repert. Beih. 4: 39 (1919).

Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum Pfitzer in Engl. Jahrb. 19. 41 (1894).

Paphiopedilum saccopetalum H.S.Hua in Orchidee, 49(1): 38 (1998).

Répartition

Birmanie, Chine, Inde, Laos, Sikkim, Thaïlande, Vietnam.

Chine : Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan.

Inde : Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland.

Laos : Houaphan.

Floraison : _FMAM_______. Altitude de 1200 à 1800 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre, épiphyte, lithophyte. Feuilles de 5 à 6, de 300-450 × 15-22 mm, linéaires. Bractées elliptiques, apex obtus. Fleur unique, violette, verte, brune. Sépale dorsal elliptique, ovale, de 32-45 × 35-40 mm. Sépales latéraux elliptiques, ovales, de 32-45 × 23-25 mm. Pétales soudés, en spatule, à apex obtus, de 55-70 × 14-16 mm. Labelle en sabot. Chromosomes : 2n=26.

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