Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer

in Pringsh. Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 164 (1888).

Synonymes

Cordula spiceriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in Orch. Rev. 1912, 20. 2, In Adnot (1912).

Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f. in Masters&T. Moore, Gard. Chron. N. S. 12: 505 (1879). (basionyme)

Répartition

Bhoutan, Birmanie, Chine, Inde.

Chine : Yunnan.

Inde : Assam, Manipur, Mizoram.

Floraison : JF_______OND. Altitude de 300 à 1300 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre, lithophyte. Taille de 13 à 35 cm. Feuilles de 4 à 5, de 150-300 × 25-60 mm, linéaires, oblongues. Fleurs de 1 à 2, blanches, vertes, brunes. Sépale dorsal elliptique, ovale, de 27-42 × 35-50 mm. Sépales latéraux ovales, soudés. Pétales linéaires, de 30-39 × 7-13 mm. Labelle en sabot. Chromosomes : 2n=28,30.

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