Two Tortoises

[DrLeslieEe]

So… I’m waiting forever for these two buds to open. I think they started in late November and taking their sweet sweet time to develop.

A game. Guess what species these two are?

Clues:

First one is related to the insigne alliance (pics 1-2).

The second one has a mythological cultivar name (pics 3-5).

 

[Ozpaph]

gratrixianum
spicerianum 'Giant variety'....................

 

[NYEric]

#2 - spice.
#1 - IDK

 

[DrLeslieEe]

So far no cigar.

The naming game continues…

 

[DrLeslieEe]

More hints:

1. First one is very hairy and grows on trees sometimes. From Indo-China area.
2. Second one is from Vietnam and grows on limestone cliffs.
3. Both have white dorsals.

 

[Greenpaph]

I would guess that the first one is barbigerum.
The second one guess is argus.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Still not those two GP.

More clues:

First one is red form of the species that has about 5 different varieties.

Second one I named last year after a Greek monster.

 

[P.K.Hansen]

tranlienianum

 

[DrLeslieEe]

tranlienianum

Yes correct! The second one is tranlienianum ‘Cyclops’.

 

[GuRu]

1. First one is very hairy and grows on trees sometimes. From Indo-China area.........

Hairy would be P. hirsutissimum but they don't have a 'white' dorsal but Paph. villosum var. annamense which grows also on trees ?

 

[SuperPaph]

Lol!!!!! An interesting test!!!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Hairy would be P. hirsutissimum but they don't have a 'white' dorsal but Paph. villosum var. annamense which grows also on trees ?

Rudoph, you struck gold!

It is villosum fusco-roseum!

 

[NYEric]

I knew I screwed up when I looked below the bud at the foliage!