Paph.vejvarutianum

[Ice]

vejvarutianum

 

[Bolero]

This one is new to me, very cute. Looks related to helenae?

 

[labskaus]

Very nice colours,that's one of the best I've seen so far.

 

[Ernie]

Yeah, one of the most colorful vej's I've seen so far too. Wasn't it formally described recently as something else??? I've also seen it called rhizomatosum.

 

[NYEric]

Very colorful, is the plant a mini too?

 

[Drorchid]

A new one for me too! almost looks like it could be a cross between helenae and charlesworthii!

Robert

 

[John M]

Nice colours on that. 'Could be useful in producing brightly coloured mini hybrids.

 

[Pete]

looks very much like a barbigerum relative to me

 

[Rick]

looks very much like a barbigerum relative to me

That's what I was thinking. It's not too far off of "var. lokianum / cocineanum".

 

[SlipperKing]

It looks just like mine!...............................Not!

I can only wish

 

[tenman]

Nice one...have to go check to see if my two are open yet...

 

[NYEric]

!!!

 

[Ernie]

These are not noted for mini/compact growth. They look a lot like villosum and gratrixianum/affine plant-wise. They get bushy quick too.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

The taxonomy is confused...it may be the same as rhizomatosum, which is now considered areeanum....or it may simply be a giant barbigerum. ( I once asked Koopowitz in an email about these species, including the legendary giant barbigerum. He said that the giant barbigerum was just a giant barbigerum...)

 

[Ice]

thanks
the Leaf state like charlesworthii

 

[ORG]

Dear Paphfriends,
it is really difficult for the american friends, when they don't notice the publications in the other parts of the world.
Paphiopedilum vejvarutianum was sold around 20 years ago in USA as the variety kanchanaburi of Paph. charlesworthii because the bud of the plant has the same coloration and marking like charlesworthii. The flower is very similar to Paph. barbigerum for the first view.
The description was published 2003 by Lutz Roellke and me in 'Die Orchidee'
Here the first 3 pages

And here one typical plant flowered some months ago in the collection of a friend:

Dear Eric,
Paph. rhizomatosum is only a synonym of Paph. areeanum. The last was described at first as a natural hybrid. But later it was clear that it is a distinct species different especially in the growth.

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[Drorchid]

Thanks Olaf!

Robert

 

[SlipperFan]

Dear Paphfriends,
it is really difficult for the american friends, when they don't notice the publications in the other parts of the world.

That's why this forum is so valuable, because people, like you, from all over the world help us all, not just us sometimes myopic Americans. Thanks, Olaf.

 

[callosum]

note some difference on the dorsal petal and the staminode

 

[Ice]

thanks