Paph Kee Chin Lim 'Adoration'

[Greenpaph]

Currently in bloom. First time bloomer.
platyphyllum x malipoense.
I love the sturdiness of the spike!

full plant:

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I must say that malipoense makes some nice crosses, though much of the beauty of platyphyllum's petals is lost in this one. Still, a nice flower IMO.

A bit unrelated, but can anyone elucidate the difference between stonei and platyphyllum - they seem nearly identical.

 

[NYEric]

It looks really tall!

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice flower -- I especially like the raspberry staminode.

 

[biothanasis]

Hreat shape!!! I love the colour too!!!

 

[SlipperKing]

Very nice Peter. Kyushu- IMO, platyphyllum plants have wider leaves and maybe a bit thinner then stoneis. That's why it use to be call stonei v latifolium. From what I can tell, the platy flowers have longer but paler petals as well as, paler colored pouchs. P platyphyllum has a "kolopakingii look" to it. At one time it was thought that it was possible a hybrid between the two, stonei X kolopakingii.

 

[goldenrose]

Very nice Peter. Kyushu- IMO, platyphyllum plants have wider leaves and maybe a bit thinner then stoneis. That's why it use to be call stonei v latifolium. From what I can tell, the platy flowers have longer but paler petals as well as, paler colored pouchs. P platyphyllum has a "kolopakingii look" to it. At one time it was thought that it was possible a hybrid between the two, stonei X kolopakingii.

:clap: I think we need a history lesson thread! :clap:
Does anyone else feel like a newcomer?

 

[mkline3]

Very neat color combo!

 

[toddybear]

Lovely!

 

[CodPaph]

very very nice

 

[nikv]

:clap: I think we need a history lesson thread! :clap:
Does anyone else feel like a newcomer?

Yes, me too! For one thing, I've always wondered why it was called Paph. platyphyllum instead of Paph latifolium. Was that name already taken or somehow deemed unusable?

 

[Hera]

Nice bloom. Me like.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Thanks for that response Rick. So I guess these two species are close indeed. I've always loved stonei with its signature dorsal sepal.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Is there a real wild population of platyphyllum? I was under the impression that "latifolium" was just a single clone (Ruth Kennedy). I've always wondered about new species being named after what appear to be a limited number of variants of another species...like platyphyllum and viniferum......Eric

 

[emydura]

Beautiful Peter. Nice strong spike.

Stonei has a much whiter and more striking dorsal doesn't it?

David

 

[SlipperKing]

Here's a bit of history from Robert's home:wink:
http://www.orchidweb.com/orchidofweek.aspx?id=664

I also took the liberty of adding there stonei ad here
http://www.orchidweb.com/detail.aspx?ID=848

 

[JeanLux]

very nice large bloom and fine colors!!! Jean

 

[breeindy]

love it love it!