Could this really be a dianthum?

[Ayreon]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Paphiopedilum-d...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

I thought dianthum had plain green leafs?

 

[Elena]

Could it be a dayanum?

 

[Roy]

Thats about as much a dianthum as it is an Army Tank.
Dianthum is plain green leaf.
What it is, is the big question.

 

[Potterychef]

Agreed, most definately not p. dianthum. D

 

[Magicboy]

That is NOT a P. dianthum and I should be very careful of buying plants from this seller 'cause he/she has sold plants before that has wrong names!

 

[John M]

Absolutely NOT a dianthum; but, the thing that immediately came to mind was that it could be dayanum. Paph. dayanum has incredibly beautiful leaves just like that plant.

 

[Rick]

Absolutely NOT a dianthum; but, the thing that immediately came to mind was that it could be dayanum. Paph. dayanum has incredibly beautiful leaves just like that plant.

Me thinks so too.

 

[Hien]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Paphiopedilum-d...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

I thought dianthum had plain green leafs?

I don't know, but the leaves are so mesmerizingly beautiful that I would suggest buying it just for the leaves alone.

 

[Damas]

I bought a Paph. lawrenceanum that looks exactly like this one.

 

[Roy]

I bought a Paph. lawrenceanum that looks exactly like this one.

I think I would be doubtful about it being a lawrenceanum.

 

[Damas]

Arghhhh ! Damned, so maybe my lawrenceanum isn't ? What do you think ? Tesselation looks different but colour and shape seem similar ?

 

[albert]

Paph dianthum

Hi there,
I checked the photo (leaves). This one is definately not a dianthum. I have a few in my collection- d. have long green leaves almost similar to hirsutissimum, but wider. Endangered species from Vietnam, southern China.
cheers
Albert

 

[Roy]

Arghhhh ! Damned, so maybe my lawrenceanum isn't ? What do you think ? Tesselation looks different but colour and shape seem similar ?

Hold it. This plant looks like a lawrenceanum, the one in the original post looks more like what has been suggested as P. dayanum.

 

[Hakone]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Paphiopedilum-d...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

I thought dianthum had plain green leafs?

Absolutely NOT a dianthum