Paphiopedilum gatrixianum varitäten

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Hakone

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2 different paphiopedilum gatrixianum ( LAN HÀI ĐUÔI CÔNG ) varieties album was found in Vietnam:G01.jpgG02.jpg
 
Nice, but how do yoy know its gratrixianum? (vs, say, villosum?)
Key to species of paphiopedilum

p. gatrixianum :
Petal 2-4,4 cm wide, both sides of the midvein different in Color, apical half over twice broader than basal half
Penduncle covered with short hairs, dorsal sepal White, often tinged with pale green to pale yellow toward ist base, petal 2-2,5 cm wide, pouch often slightly auriculate on the both sides of ist mouth

p. villosum :
Petal covered with Long hairs, dorsal sepal pale green to pale yellow, with a deep maroon and deeper-striped central area, sometimes broadly White-margined , petal 2,5-4,5 cm wide, pouch conspicuously auriculate on both sides of ist mouth

the genus paphiopedilum in China , Liu Zhongjian , Chen Singchi

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Slipper Orchids of Vietnam , Leonid Averyanov , Phillip Cribb . Phan Ke Loc , Nguyen Tien Hiep

page 199 - 218

Photo 1 : gatrixianum ; Photo 2 : villosum

Gatrixianum.JPGVillosum.JPG
 
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Hakone, what is the story of the flower in 2nd pic?

please see : Slipper Orchids of Vietnam , Leonid Averyanov, Phillip Cribb , Phan Ke Loc , Nguyen Tien Hiep . Page 206 - 207 , Fig. 162
Gatrixia.JPG
 
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