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fma. bellatulum	fma. album

Paphiopedilum bellatulum (Reichenbach fil.) Stein

• Described: Reichenbach fil. In the Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 648 (1888)
• Transferred: Stein in Stein's Orchideenbuch, 456 (1892)
• Etymology: Derived from the Latin 'bellus', meaning beautiful.
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum bellatulum fma. album (O'Brien in the Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 17: 748 (1895)) Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 97 (1998) - albino form
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count -

  2n =	metacentrics	telocentrics	n.f.
  26	26	0	52

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-5, up to 14 cm long, 5 cm wide
• Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-) flowered, very short, 2-4.5 cm long, purple-green with maroon spots, white-pubescent
• Bloom: 5-8 cm wide
• Plant:
  fma. bellatulum
  
  
  fma. album
  

Habitat Data

• Distribution -
  
• Elevation: 900-1500 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: May-June
• Ecology: limestone cliffs under the shade of low trees and shrubs
• Mean Temperature Range: 16-25°C
• Light: light-moderate shade
• Medium: calcareous, a thin layer of leaf mold or moss, pH 8.0
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Sources:

• Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
• Cribb, Phillip J. The Genus Paphiopedilum. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998.
• Fitch, Charles Marden. "Perky Paphiopedilums: A Bounty of Color and Pattern Awaits Those Who Explore Slipper Orchids." Orchids 73, no. 6 (Jun 2004): 428-33.
• Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
• Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
• Tsi ZhanHuo et al. "A Preliminary Report on the Population Size, Ecology, and Conservation Status of Some Paphiopedilum Species (Orchidaceae) in Southwest China." Lindleyana 14, no. 1 (1999): 12-23.

Primary Hybrids

Paph. bellatulum x	Hybrid
armeniacum	Wössner Bellarmi
delenatii	Vanda M. Pearman
emersonii	Cam's Cloud
hangianum	Karl Ploberger
malipoense	Ma Belle
micranthum	Kevin Porter
vietnamense	Wössner Vietnam Beauty
concolor	Conco-bellatulum
godefroyae	S. Gratrix
niveum	Psyche
wenshanense	Sakaki
boxallii	Beeckmanii
charlesworthii	Dora Crawshaw
druryi	Phaedra
exul	Belle Luxe
fairrieanum	Iona
henryanum	Governor Patrick Henry
hirsutissimum	Schofieldianum
insigne	Helen II
spicerianum	Enid
tigrinum	Wössner Tigerbell
villosum	Allertonense
acmodontum	Doctor Jane
argus	Madeline
barbatum	Charles Richman
bullenianum	Kelly Lerud
callosum	Wottonii
ciliolare	Olenus
curtisii	Chapmanii
dayanum	Annie Measures
hookerae	Youngiae
javanicum	Java Bell
lawrenceanum	Lawrebel
mastersianum	Hopkinsianum
sukhakulii	Evelyn Röllke
superbiens	Mrs. Fred Hardy
tonsum	Hunteri
urbanianum	Duane Erdmann
venustum	Venubel
violascens	Sandy's Brocade
wardii	Black Jaguar
wolterianum	Erdmann
adductum	Weltz Ballad
glanduliferum	Peg Samuel
haynaldianum	Ariel
kolopakingii	Kim Rainbow De
lowii	Chai-Ui Lady
philippinense	Phoebe
rothschildianum	Rolfei
sanderianum	Wössner Bellsand
stonei	Paris
chamberlainianum	Rowena
glaucophyllum	Charles Sladden
liemianum	Edward George Kubista
primulinum	Sand Dollar

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