Paphiopedilum Hookerae

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Paphiopedilum Hookerae
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Paphiopedilum Hookerae, Pfitz. (Cypripedium Hookerae. Reichb. f. C. barbatum Hookerae, Hort.). Leaves up to 6 in. long,and 2 in. wide, dark green, tessellated: scape 1-flowered, much exceeding leaves, purple, pilose; flowers about 4 in. greatest diameter; dorsal sepal ovate, acuminate, pubescent on back, ciliate, yellowish white, marked centrally with green; petals depressed, spatulate, ciliate, the undulate basal part green with blackish spots, the margin purple, the apex purple; lip pale green, suffused with rose, the infolded lobes yellowish brown, purple-spotted. May and June. Borneo. B.M. 5362. F.S. 15:1565.—The following varieties are known: caeru-lescens, luteum, majus, Measure-sianum, and superbiens. CH


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