Paphiopedilum randsii Fowlie
- Described: Fowlie in Orchid Digest, 33(10): 321-322 (1969)
- Etymology: Named for Ray Rands, a US orchid grower.
- Varieties & Forms: none
- Synonyms: none
- Chromosome Count -
| 2n = |
metacentrics |
telocentrics |
n.f. |
| 26 |
26 |
0 |
52 |
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 12-35 cm long, 5-6 cm wide, uniformly green
- Inflorescence: 3-10 flowered, 25-40 cm long, purple, densely purple-pubescent
- Bloom: unique among the multiflorals in that it has pronounced auricula ("ears") on the pouch
Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: ~400 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: May-July
- Ecology: grows on the forest floor beneath trees
- Mean Temperature Range: 24-26°C
- Light: moderately-deep shade
- Medium: leaf litter
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -
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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.
- Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
Primary Hybrids
| Paph. randsii x |
Hybrid |
| concolor |
Minisink |
| barbatum |
Wössner Barbarand |
| haynaldianum |
Wössner Hayrand |
| philippinense |
Memoria Michael Lawless |
| rothschildianum |
Gemstone's Randschild |
| chamberlainianum |
John Haag |
| glaucophyllum |
Wössner Glaucorand |
| primulinum |
Wössner Primrand |
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