Paphiopedilum villosum
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Read about Paphiopedilum villosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Paphiopedilum villosum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium villosum, Lindl.). Lvs. up to 18 in. long and 1 1/2 in. broad, grass-green, with the lower surface paler and purple-spotted toward the base: scape nearly as long as lvs., 1-fld., hairy; fls. 5-6 in. greatest diam., glossy, the sepals and petals ciliate; dorsal sepal broadly oval, green, the base and center marked with brown-purple, the margin with a narrow white band, the basal margins revolute; petals about 3 in. long, strongly dilated above, yellow-brown, undulate, purple-hairy at the base, the midvein brown- purple; lip brownish yellow, the broad infolded lobes tawny yellow; staminodium tawny yellow, oblong- cordate. Jan., Feb. Moulmein. I.H. 4:126. A.F. 6:555. Gn. 65, p. 435. Var. Boxallii, Veitch (Cypri-pedium Boxallii, Reichb. f. P. Boxallii, Pfitz.). Dorsal sepal narrower at base, the central part marked with numerous, often confluent, black spots, the marginal band broader. Moulmein. I.H. 26:345. G.W. 5, p. 545. Gng. 15:306. Other varieties are: var albo-mar-ginatum, Pfitz., the white margin of dorsal sepal broader; var. atratum. Pfitz. (also known as var. Boxallii atratum), has the dorsal sepal strongly marked with black spots and the white border broad, the petals yellow-brown above, spotted below, and yellow-margined (R. II. 1:8); var. aureum, Pfitz., dorsal sepal lemon-yellow, strongly black- spotted, the petals above red-lined; var. canariense, Pfitz., fls. with a general yellow tinge; var. giganteum, Pfitz., in color much like var. aureum, the petals and dorsal sepals larger; var. Gortonii, Pfitz.. dorsal sepal with a narrow purple band, bright emerald, the petals pale rose-purple narrowly bordered with greenish black; var. Lindenii, Pfitz., fls. larger and more brilliant; var. Measuresianum, Pfitz., in color resembling var. atratum, the dorsal sepal yellowish green with a purple base, the lip pale cream; var. Moensii, Pfitz., dorsal sepal black for two-thirds its height, then olive-green bordered with pale cream, the petals reticulated, the stam-inodium large, the protuberance amethyst. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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