nigritum fma. abum ( viride)

[dodidoki]

From Xavier.

 

[Jpari]

I love the alba Maudiae types. This one is quite nice. The dorsal is round and broad with clearly defined green and white stripes all the way to the base of the dorsal. I like the broadness of the petals and the way the petals are held up well. The ventral sepal frames a pleasantly shaped pouch. I love it! Is the flower held up on a long stem?

 

[SelectOrchids]

The worst is that it seems that only the albino is alive of those Paphiopedilum nigritum, maybe 1 or 2 colored individuals more worldwide. They were a callosum/barbatum related species that was found in large quantites out of Sarawak in the late 80s to early 2000s. Many went to Japan back then, if not nearly all. It is definitely not a synonym of barbatum.

One can find a few photos of the coloratum ones on the Japanese websites.