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Orchid Species: Cypripedium laevigatum

Kew currently accepted name is Paphiopedilum philippinense

Cypripedium laevigatum is an orchid species identified by Bateman in 1865. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Paphiopedilum philippinense.
Genus
Cypripedium (Cyp.)
Grex
laevigatum
Parents
Species
Author
Bateman
Year
1865
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ORIGIN: A Philippine and northern Borneo that is found near the seashore to 500 meters in elevation on limestone outcroppings in association with the roots of Vanda batemanii.

DESCRIPTION: Large sized, hot growing terrestrial or epiphyte with long elliptic, clear glossy green leaves with up to 9, coriaceous, ligulate, asymetrically rounded apically, v-shaped, very thick leaves that blooms in the summer through fall on an sub-erect, pubescent, to 2' [60 cm] long, successively 3 to 5 flowered, brown purple inflorescence.

FLOWER SIZE: To almost 9 inches [to 22.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph philippinense 1892 (Rchb.f.) Stein
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph laevigatum 1888 (Bateman) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.)
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph philippinense var. compactum f. aureoviride
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp philippinense 1862 Rchb.f.
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph roebbelenii 1894 (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph roebelenii 1894 (A.H.Kent) Pfitzer
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph roebelinii
Add+ Selenipedium Sel laevigatum 1885 (Bateman) May
Add+ Cordula Cordula philippinensis 1912 (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp roebbelenii 1883 (A.H.Kent) Rchb.f.
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp cannartianum 1887 Linden
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp roebeleni
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp roebelenii 1883 (A.H.Kent) Rchb.f.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Paph. roebelinii 'Grace' (5 awards from 1973 to 1982) Paph. philippinense 'Sam's Choice' (3 awards in 2017) Paph. philippinense 'Wacousta' (2 awards in 2019) Paph. philippinense h.v. roebelinii 'Coco' (2 awards in 2018) Paph. philippinense var. roebbelenii 'Stonewall' (2 awards in 2018) Paph. philippinense var. roebelenii 'Rosey-K' (2 awards in 2015) Paph. philippinense f. album 'Angel Hair' (2 awards in 2010) Paph. philippinense 'Brian Scott' (2 awards from 2002 to 2007) Paph. philippinense f. album 'Laina' (2 awards in 2006) Paph. philippinense 'New Otani' (2 awards in 2002) Paph. philippinense 'Windsong' (2 awards in 1998) Paph. philippinense h.v. roebelinii 'Phyllis Dobbs' (2 awards from 1996 to 1997) Paph. philippinense 'South River' (2 awards from 1981 to 1988) Paph. philippinense 'Tiffany Rebecca Tull' (2 awards from 1981 to 1982) Paph. philippinense 'Seven Samurai' (2018) Paph. philippinense f. alboflavum 'Slipper Zone Sterling' (2018) Paph. philippinense 'K-I' (2018) Paph. philippinense h.v. laevigatum 'Clem's Gift' (2017) Paph. philippinense 'Louisiana II' (2017) Paph. philippinense h.f. alba 'Baronja' (2017)
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