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Orchid Species: Paphiopedilum glanduliferum

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Paphiopedilum glanduliferum is an orchid species identified by (Blume) Stein in 1892.
Genus
Paphiopedilum (Paph.)
Grex
glanduliferum
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Blume) Stein
Year
1892
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ORIGIN: Found in New Guinea from sea level to 1700 meters.

DESCRIPTION: This is a medium sized, terrestrial and rarely epiphytic species with 4 to 6, narrowly linear-oblong, somewhat fleshy, rounded and tridenticulte at the apex, clear green, glabrous leaves found in New Guinea from sea level to 1700 meters and is a hot to cool growing, late spring and summer, multifloral bloomer on a finely pubescent, to 12 to 20 [30 to 50 cm] long, purple to greenish brown inflorescence with an oval, acute, pale yellow green with purple striped floral bract that is 1/2 to 2/3 of the ovary and carries up to 5 flowers. The species in the photo herein is most probably Paphiopedilum praestans as glanduliferum has a unicolor flower and has not been seen since it was described in 1848. according to Braeme and Baker.

FLOWER SIZE: 4.4 to 6.4 inches [12 to 16 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 praestans 1894 (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph bodegomii
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp gardineri 1886 Guillemard
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph gardineri 1894 (Guillemard) Pfitzer
Add+ Paphiopedilum Paph striatum 1996 M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp glanduliferum 1849 Blume
Add+ Cypripedium Cyp praestans 1886 Rchb.f.
Add+ Cordula Cordula glandulifera 1912 (Blume) Rolfe
Add+ Cordula Cordula praestans 1912 (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Paph. glanduliferum 'Yi' (2 awards from 2009 to 2012) Paph. glanduliferum 'Bear' (2 awards from 2006 to 2009) Paph. praestans f. striatum 'Fasangarten' (2017) Paph. glanduliferum h.v. wilhelminiae 'Lake Pindande' (2017) Paph. glanduliferum var. praestans 'Springwater' (2014) Paph. glanduliferum 'Golden Boy' (2014) Paph. glanduliferum h.v. wilhelminiae 'Stuart' (2011) Paph. glanduliferum 'Fiona Gan King Ing' (2011) Paph. glanduliferum 'Chen Samn II' (2010) Paph. glanduliferum 'Main Street Orchids' (2010) Paph. glanduliferum 'MH-101' (2010) Paph. glanduliferum '#11' (2010) Paph. glanduliferum 'Ruey Hua' (2010) Paph. striatum 'Mendii' (2009) Paph. glanduliferum 'Nei Shan' (2009) Paph. striatum 'Mendi' (2009) Paph. glanduliferum 'A-doribil' (2007) Paph. glanduliferum 'Cinnamon Twist' (2006) Paph. glanduliferum 'Ruey-Hua #4' (2005) Paph. glanduliferum 'Tainan' (2003)
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