Paph. amabile or better bullenianum

In the last days a plant opens the flower, which I get as Paph. amabile. Normally this name is only a synonym of Paph. bullenianum.
Here some pictures which I made during the last week













The staminode is different from bullenianum and appletoniaum and is more similar Paph. cerveranum.





Best greetings

Olaf

Great sequence, Olaf. I especially like the first photo of the bud. That's excellent.

Thanks for sharing! Lovely photos!

That's a pretty neat flower. The staminode is different in this flower.

Do you have any bullenianum pictures for comparison?

Yes, a very fine series of pictures Olaf!!!! I do like these colors a lot!!! Jean

Nice photos Olaf, and so is the flower!! thanks

Gorgeous succession photos! Thanks for posting them. It really brings the blooming up-close and personal! Sweet bloom!

Quote; "The staminode is different from bullenianum and appletoniaum and is more similar Paph. cerveranum."
I'm in agreement with you , Olaf.
This group of Paphs really needs an indepth study done to determine their relationships to each other. Do they all overlap each others territories, are there isolated pockets or something in between?
I would like to see this flower in a few days. I'm curious to see if the petals reflex back making the purple paddles face up. I've also seen and believe I have one of these plants where the petals tips are three-toothed rather then one.

GReat background!!! Fantastic colours and very interesting shape!!!!!!

very nice. good pictures

SlipperKing said:

Quote; "The staminode is different from bullenianum and appletoniaum and is more similar Paph. cerveranum."
I'm in agreement with you , Olaf.
This group of Paphs really needs an indepth study done to determine their relationships to each other. Do they all overlap each others territories, are there isolated pockets or something in between?
I would like to see this flower in a few days. I'm curious to see if the petals reflex back making the purple paddles face up. I've also seen and believe I have one of these plants where the petals tips are three-toothed rather then one.

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Have you seen the range of staminode shapes described by Averyanov for appletonianum in Vietnam? He drew 16 different shapes, and a couple are pushing what this one looks like.

I have seen the variabilty shown by Leonid.

I will show some pictures more of this plant after few days

Best greetings

Olaf

Rick said:

Have you seen the range of staminode shapes described by Averyanov for appletonianum in Vietnam? He drew 16 different shapes, and a couple are pushing what this one looks like.

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Rick I'm not following your point. I know there is great varablity in the "appletonianum group" That's why I'm interested in a indepth study of the complex relationship that is apparent in this "group". Staminode comparison is a good start. This staminode actually looks heart shaped to me. Here are a couple of links. Not the best pictures but you can get the general idea.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg278/SlipperKing/Paphs/PDRM0009-1.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg278/SlipperKing/Paphs/staminodeofappletonianum.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg278/SlipperKing/Paphs/Paphcerverianum.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg278/SlipperKing/Paphs/staminodeofquestionableappletonianu.jpg

After 4 days then next pictures of the flower. So I can show that there is no change in the flower.









Perhaps I will show after 5 days more the last pictures.

Best greetings

Olaf

Differences

Ok - great pictures - revisit Lance Birk - Does anyone since Cites have a collected true species - I am a " splitter " if necessary - I don't think so - God Bless Birk and Rands who took a chance and defied death to get us the remaining plants - j

Here the last pictures.
You can see no twisted petals.







Best greetings

Olaf

So, Olaf what do you think of the two plants I posted links to and what do you think the name of your plant is?

This one is similar to one I have and posted here some time ago : http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6948
which was also labelled "amabile". The staminode does look like that of a P.appletonianum "cerveranum" that I photographed at the LOS in 2007. I would be interested to know what the leaves look like. I have four "varieties" of bullenianum and the leaves are quite different from each other. My amabile differs from the others in having rather dark leaves ... mid green and dark green mottling ... and slightly glossy.

Anyhow, I believe at least one of the affio's, cannot remember who, has suggested that appletonianum and bullenianum be considered as regional varieties of one complex species !?

Cheers,
Tim