What is this?

[SlipperFan]

This belongs to a friend. We don't think it is what it's name says. What's your educated opinion about the parents?

 

[Ron-NY]

how about Wossner Bellarmi (armeniacum x bellatulum)

 

[Candace]

I see malipoense x concolor and maybe something else?

 

[Grandma M]

I don't see a picture.

 

[Roy]

My guess would a P. Mint Chocolate = malipoense x godefroyae.

 

[Ernie]

Looks like a brachy onto one of the green/yellowish parvis. From the way you phrased your question, I'm guessing the tag says emersonii by something and you don't think emersonii is a parent. Right? What's the natural spread?

-Ernie

 

[SlipperFan]

Ron -- I wondered about bellatulum because of the shortness of the spike. But the webbing pattern is nothing like bellatulum, nor is the staminode.

Candace -- I also wondered about malipoense and concolor. But there's that staminode.

Roy -- Mint Chocolate is one I wondered about. But here's my Mint Chocolate for comparison: (Note the staminode -- and the mis-named is definitely yellow, not green as is MC)

Ernie -- emersonii is not on the tag. The natural spread 4.25" (11 cm)

 

[cwt]

I guess its a yellow paph.....

 

[NYEric]

I guess its a yellow paph.....

heeheeheee :evil: concolor x adductum?
If it's unwanted I'll take it!

 

[bench72]

hmm... the staminoidal shield colour makes me think there is malipoense in there. the short (at least from what i can see in the picture) stem makes me think bellatulum. the colour could be armeniacum or concolor.

so, it could be conco-bellatulum x malipoense = Christiana richards,

 

[Roy]

Roy -- Mint Chocolate is one I wondered about. But here's my Mint Chocolate for comparison: (Note the staminode -- and the mis-named is definitely yellow, not green as is MC)


Dot, after looking at your pic, I did a websearch. The Mint Choc's I found, 2 had the same staminode as the one in the pic. They also, had the fine spotting & yellowish. Not to say this is correct, just my findings.

 

[SlipperFan]

Thanks, Roy. I did a search also. It's possible that's what this could be. But as I look at those photos, I think the webbing pattern is too strong to be a match.

Bench, I think your suggestion comes closest so far. Here's a photo of a Christiana Richards I found on the Amherst Orchid Society's site that is very, very similar: (The photographer asks that the photo not be copied. I hope I'm not being devious by copying the url to it.)
http://www.bobscomp.com/Orchid Page/amhearstshow2002/paphiopedilum christiana richards.jpg