Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum

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Read about Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum, Pfitz. (Cypripedium hirsutis-simum, Lindl.). Lvs. narrowly strap-shaped, up to 6 in. long and 3/4 in. wide, indistinctly marbled: scape shorter than the lvs., black-purple, hirsute. 1-fld.; fls. 4-5 in. greatest diam.; dorsal sepal nearly orbicular, the base and central part marked with blackish purple, often confluent dots, the remainder green; petals about 3 in. long, broadly spatulate, spreading, somewhat twisted, the margin undulate, the base marked with deep purple on a green ground and studded with many black hairs, the upper bright violet-purple; lip dull green, purple-stained and with minute blackish warts; staminodium almost square, with 3 protuberances and 2 white eyes. March-May. Assam. B.M. 4990. J.H. III. 52:513. R.H. 1859, pp. 182, 183. I.H. 4, p. 67 (note). F.S. 14:1430. CH


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