Paphiopedilum niveum

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Read about Paphiopedilum niveum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Paphiopedilum niveum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium niveum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. up to 6 in. long and 1 1/2 in. broad, dull dark green above, spotted gray-green, lurid purple beneath: scape equaling or longer than lvs., 1- or 2-fld.; fls. white; sepals and petals ciliolate; dorsal sepal orbicular, concave, reddish purple on the back; purple-dotted in front toward the base; petals broadly oblong or nearly orbicular, a little deflexed; lip shorter than sepals and petals. Spring. Loncavi and Tambilan Isls. B.M. 5922. G.Z. 19:17. J.H. III. 45:559. Var. album, Pfitz. Fls. pure white. Var. punctatum, Pfitz. Base of petals densely violet-dotted. Var. reticulatum, Pfitz. Petals purple-reticulated at the apex, the nerves purple- spotted. Other minor varieties are: punctatissimum, Requieri, roseum. CH


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