Paphiopedilum Argus

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Paphiopedilum Argus, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Argus, Reichb. f. C. barbatum var. Argus, Hort. C. Pitcherianum, Manda). Lvs. acute, up to 8 in. long and 1 1/2in. wide, tessellated: scape longer than lvs.. brown-hairy, 1- or rarely 2-fld.; fls. 2 1/2-3 in. greatest diam.; dorsal sepal broadly ovate, acute, ciliolate, white, the base rarely spotted blackish purple, green-veined, or the longer veins sometimes purple; petals undulate, ligulate, deflexed, acute, ciliolate, white, the veins pale green, the upper third pale purple, the inner surface with blackish warts; lip dull brownish purple, pale greenish brown beneath, the narrow infolded lobes pale purple, deeper spotted. March, April. Luzon. B.M. 6175. F.M. 1876:220. B.H. 32:241. R. 2:83. C.O. 5. A.F. 3:179. Var. Boddaertii, Pfitz. Petals narrower and more strongly deflexed. Var. Lindenii, Pfitz. Colors brighter; dorsal sepal larger. Var. Moensii, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Moensianum, Hort.). Dorsal sepal very large, pointed, white, green- lined; petals broader, white, green-lined, strongly spotted with blackish crimson, the spots confluent in transverse masses; lip greenish yellow below, maroon above. L. 3:129. Var. nigricans, Pfitz. Spots congested and confluent. Var. nigro-maculatum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal white, lightly tinted rose, dotted reddish brown at base; petals green at base, strongly black- spotted ; lip maroon above, olive below. Var. superbum, Pfitz. Dorsal sepal round, lightly acuminate, white, strongly veined with shining green, the border here and there spotted with reddish purple; petals white at base, green-lined, and almost entirely black-spotted; lip reticulated. Other varieties known are: biflôrum, gigantèum, grandiflörum, Mantinii, Morreniànum, multicolor, nïgrum, purpuràtum, and tigrinum. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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