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

| name = ''Paphiopedilum niveum''

| 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 -->

| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

| features = flowers

| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| 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 = niveum

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Paphiopedilum niveum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium niveum, Reichb. f.). Leaves 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 leaves, 1- or 2-flowered; flowers 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 Islands. Var. album, Pfitz. Flowers 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.

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.

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