Changes

__NOTOC__{{Plantbox

__NOTOC__{{Plantbox

| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

| name = ''Paphiopedilum praestans''

| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

| growth_habit = herbaceous

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

| lifespan = perennial

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->

| regnum = Plantae   

| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->

| divisio = Magnoliophyta

| classis =   <!--- Class -->

| unranked_classis = Monocots

| ordo =   <!--- Order -->

| ordo = Asparagales

| familia =   <!--- Family -->

| familia = Orchidaceae

| genus =  

| subfamilia = Cypripedioideae

| species =  

| tribus = Cypripedieae

| subspecies =  

| subtribus = Paphiopedilinae

| cultivar =  

| genus = Paphiopedilum

| species = praestans

}}

}}

{{Inc|

{{Inc|

Paphiopedilum praestans, Pfitz. (Cypripedium praestans, Reichb. f. C. glanduliferum. Veitch, not Blume). Leaves strap- shaped, up to 1 ft. long and 2 1/4 in. wide: scape about equaling leaves, black-purple, pubescent, several-flowered; dorsal sepal oblong, acute, about 15-nerved, whitish, purple-lined, yellowish on back, about 2 in. long; petals yellow, about 5 in. long, twisted, cuneate-elliptic and long-attenuate from a narrow base, the undulate margins with hair-bearing warts; lip a little longer than the sepals, shining, yellow suffused red, the sac laterally compressed conic. Aug. New Guinea. L. 3:102. I.H. 34:26. Var. Kimballianum, Hort. (Cypripedium praestans [[variety|var.]] Kimballianum, Hort.). Lines on the sepals broader; petals broader at base, densely red- lined, the warts larger; lip white, rose-suffused. New Guinea. L. 249.

Paphiopedilum praestans, Pfitz. (Cypripedium praestans, Reichb. f. C. glanduliferum. Veitch, not Blume). Lvs. strap- shaped, up to 1 ft. long and 2 1/4 in. wide: scape about equaling lvs., black-purple, pubescent, several-fld.; dorsal sepal oblong, acute, about 15-nerved, whitish, purple-lined, yellowish on back, about 2 in. long; petals yellow, about 5 in. long, twisted, cuneate-elliptic and long-attenuate from a narrow base, the undulate margins with hair-bearing warts; lip a little longer than the sepals, shining, yellow suffused red, the sac laterally compressed conic. Aug. New Guinea. L. 3:102. I.H. 34:26. Var. Kimballianum, Hort. (Cypripedium praestans var. Kimballianum, Hort.). Lines on the sepals broader; petals broader at base, densely red- lined, the warts larger; lip white, rose-suffused. New Guinea. L. 249.

{{SCH}}

{{SCH}}

}}

}}