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fma. barbigerum	fma. aureum

Paphiopedilum barbigerum Tang & Wang

• Described: Tang & Wang in Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping, 10: 24 (1940), based on materials collected by the French botanists Cavalerie and Fortunat in Guizhou Province in China.
• Etymology: Derived from the latin barba, meaning 'beard'; named for the tuft of hairs at the base of each petal.
• Varieties & Forms:
  Paphiopedilum barbigerum fma. aureum (Hua in Orchids, 68(3): 242-243 (1999)) Braem, Baker & Baker in The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2: 217 (1998) OR Gruss & Roeth in Caesiana 12: 59 (1999) - albino form; who transferred this taxon to its current status is unclear, as I don't know the publication dates of the respective documents.
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count -

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

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-6, 8-20 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, solid green
• Inflorescence: 1-flowered, up to 16 cm long, light green, shortly pubescent
• Bloom: up to 6.5 cm wide
  
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Habitat Data

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• Elevation: 300-1200 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: October-December
• Ecology: ledges on cliffs of karst limestone mountains
• Mean Temperature Range: 11-28°C
• Light: moderately deep shade
• Medium: calcareous, pH 7.0, thin soil
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Sources:

• Averyanov, L. et al. Slipper Orchids of Vietnam. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2003.
• 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.
• Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
• Karasawa, K., and M. Aoyama. "Karyomorphological Studies on Two Species of Paphiopedilum." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 10 (1988): 1-6.
• 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.
• Weather data from Hechi, 24.70°N 108.00°E, elev. ~300 m

Primary Hybrids

Paph. barbigerum x	Hybrid
niveum	Kelley Ann Gomez
fairrieanum	Barbi-Doll
gratrixianum	John Lamb
helenae	Wössner Zwerg
henryanum	Tyke
spicerianum	Sophie Janss
purpuratum	Barbi Girl
sukhakulii	Grassauer Zwerg
venustum	Barbed Venus
glaucophyllum	Ginette Lapointe Aubry
primulinum	Lyro Petite Fleur

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