Paphiopedilum coccineum

[toddybear]

Photographed from the collection of Helmut Sang.


Paphiopedilum coccineum by Todd Boland, on Flickr

 

[Rick]

That's a nice dark one:wink:

 

[JPMC]

Love it!

Does anyone know if this is a variety of barbigerum or a species in its own right? I have a plant from Spencer Howard Orchid Imports that I bought many years ago that looks a lot like this but was sold to me as barbigerum.

 

[eggshells]

Nice one, long leaf or the short leaves?l

 

[SlipperKing]

Very cool dorsal color

 

[fibre]

Very nice shape and intense color!

 

[toddybear]

Nice one, long leaf or the short leaves?l

Long-leaved selection

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

It's amazing that Spencer Howard could even recognize a paph. I only made one purchase from him. It was supposed to be Paph Leeanum. The plant had pale, mottled leaves.......and was heavily infested with mealy bugs. I contacted him, and he replied that the plant was "authenticated by Dr. Fowlie." (Shows how long ago that was....) When it bloomed a year later, it was clearly a form of callosum, probably sublaeve. Had really great, intense color....and a godawful shape.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's a beauty.

 

[Ozpaph]

lost all its wavy petals - but very nice.

 

[myxodex]

I really like these ... even the way the dorsal refexes I like. I killed mine, but it wasn't a patch on this for colour.

 

[Marc]

Love it!

Does anyone know if this is a variety of barbigerum or a species in its own right? I have a plant from Spencer Howard Orchid Imports that I bought many years ago that looks a lot like this but was sold to me as barbigerum.

According to the kew database it's an accepted name.
According to theplantlist.org it's a synonym for barbigerum

I've also seen it written as barbigerum var. coccineum.

So in the end it just depends on if your a lumper or a splitter.