Paphiopedilum Curtisii
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Read about Paphiopedilum Curtisii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Paphiopedilum Curtisii, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Curtisii, Reichb. f.). Lvs. up to 8 in. long, tessellated above: scape longer than lvs., 1-fld., pubescent; fls. 3—4 in. diam., the segms. ciliolate; dorsal sepal broadly ovate, acuminate, grass- green, white-margined, the numerous green veins purple toward the base; petals ligulate, deflexed, the tips recurved, the margin with black hairs and warts, pale purple, white along the midvein, uniformly purple- spotted, green-veined; lip helmet-shaped, brownish purple, the infolded narrow purple lobes with darker warts. May, June. Sumatra. A.F. 6:557. Gng. 1:41. L. 3:140. Var. amoenum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal brown at base with a broad white margin; petals green toward apex. Var. pallidum, Pfitz. Fls. more delicately colored; petals almost white at apex, strongly dotted with clear purple; lip pale greenish, lightly tinted pale brown-purple. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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