Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rchb. f.) Stein 1892 SUBGENUS Paphiopedilum SECTION Coryopedilum
Photo by Peter Maxwell
Photo by Eric Hunt, plant grown by Arthur Keown
Staminode detail with syphid Fly Eggs
Plant and Flowers in situ Mt Kinabalu
Photo by Copyright © Rogier Van Vugt and His PBase Orchid Photo Website
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Common Name Rothschild's Paphiopedilum [Orchid Grower Banking Family 1800's]
Flower Size to 5" [to 12.5 cm]
A medium to large sized, clear leafed, multiflowered, warm to cool growing terrestrial, sometimes lithophytic species that is found in northern Borneo on steep slopes and cliff faces with peaty deitrius and moss in or near seepages at altitudes of 500 to 1800 meters with very narrowly elliptic or ligulate, suberect leaves blooming in the spring and summer on an erect, terminal, reddish, to 2 1/2' [75 cm] long, pubescent inflorescence with ovate-elliptic floral bracts and carrying 2 to 4, large to very large, showy flowers.
They are normally found above running water and thrive in high light as well as shady conditions under low trees or bushes.
Synonyms Cordula rothschildiana [Rchb.f] Rolfe 1912; Cypripedium elliottianum O'Brien 1888; Cypripedium neo-guineense Linden 1888; Cypripedium nicholsonianum Hort; *Cypripedium rothschildianum Rchb. f. 1888; Paphiopedilum elliottianum (O'Brien) Stein 1892; Paphiopedilum rothschildianum var. elliottianum (O'Brien) Pfitzer 1903
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as P rothschilianum var elliotianum; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as P rothschilianum var platytaenium; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 as Cypripedium rothchildianum drawing good; Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Holttum 1953; AOS Bulletin Vol 38 #11 1969 as P elliotianum photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 9 1970 photo as P elliotianum; AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 11 1970 as P elliotianum photo FIDE; Orchid Digest Vol 36 #2 1972 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 37 No 4 1973 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 No 9 1978 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 48 No 1 1979 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 49 No 8 1980 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 2 1980 as P elliotianum photo; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 5 1980 photo fide as P elliotianum; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 5 1980 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 50 No 8 1981 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 50 No 9 1981 as P elliotianum photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 51 No 9 1982 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 52 No 2 1983 as P elliotianum photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 47 No 5 1983 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 47 No 6 1983 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 47 No 6 1983 as P elliotianum photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 48 No 5 1983 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 52 No 9 1983 photo fide; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984 as P elliotianum; AOS Bulletin Vol 55 NO 6 1986 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 6 1987 photo; The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species Bechtel, Cribb & Launert 1992 photo fide; The Plants of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Orchids Beaman, Wood, Beaman & Beaman 1993 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 63 #9 1994 photo fide; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994 drawing fide; Orchids of Borneo Chan, Shim, Lamb & Wood 1994; Orchid Digest Vol 59 No 3 1995 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 59 No 4 1995 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 66 No 9 1997 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 62 #1 1998 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 67 No 4 1998 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 67 No 1 1998 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 4 1999 photo fide; Orchids Australia Vol 10 No 6 1998 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 9 1999 photo fide; The Genus Paphiopedilum Vol 1 -2 Braem 1999; AOS Bulletin Vol 69 No 1 2000 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 69 No 6 2000 photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000 ; AOS Bulletin Vol 70 No 9 2001 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 70 No 10 2001 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 71 No 1 2002 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 71 #6 2002 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 71 #7 2002 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 66 #1 2002 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 5 2003 photo fide; Australian Orchid Review Vol 68 No 5 2003 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 6 2004 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 10 2004 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 12 2004 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 5 2005 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 6 2005 photo fide; Australian Orchid Review Vol 71 No 3 2006 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 6 2006 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 70 #4 2006 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 76 No 5 2007 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 77 No 1 2008 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 #1 2008 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 #7 2008 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 8 2008 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 78 #3 2009 photo fide; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 3 2009 photo/drawing fide; Orchid Digest Vol 74 #1 2010 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #4 2010 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #11 2010 photo fideAOS Bulletin Vol 80 #6 2011 photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 1 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 drawing/photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011; Orchid Digest Vol 76 #4 2012 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 81 #7 2012 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 81 #10 2012 photo fide; Orchideen Series C Band 74 Thiv & Worz 2012 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 77 #1 2013 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 83 #9 2014 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 84 #4 2015 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 84 #11 2015 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 80 #2 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #3 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #4 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #5 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #8 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 1 2017 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 #4 2017 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 11 2017 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 87 #1 2018 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 83 #2 2019 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 # 6 2019 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #7 2019 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol #9 2019 photo fide;
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