Paphiopedilum concolor


var. concolor	var. longipetalum

Paphiopedilum concolor (Bateman) Pfitzer

Described: Bateman in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 91, t. 5513 (1865)
Transferred: Pfitzer in Engler & Prantl, Die naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien, II, (6): 84 (1888)
Etymology: Derived from the Latin con-color, meaning of the same color; named for the uniform background coloration.
Varieties & Forms:
Paphiopedilum concolor fma. sulphurinum (Reichenbach fil., in Gardener's Chronicle, 3rd series, 3: 264 (1888)) Gruss, in Die Orchidee 52(5): 575 (2001) - albino form
Paphiopedilum concolor var. longipetalum (Rolfe in Orchid Review, 4: 54 (1896)) Gruss & Iamwiriyakul in Die Orchidee, 57(1): 70-72 (2006)
Synonyms:
Cypripedium tonkinense Linden in Lindenia, 2: 61-62, t.77 (1886)
Paphiopedilum concolor fma. album (Braem in Paphiopedilum, 51 (1988)) Braem in Braem et al., The Genus Paphiopedilum, 1: 101 (1998)
Chromosome Count -

2n = metacentrics telocentrics n.f.

26 26 0 52

Leaves: 4-6, 10-16 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, above mottled dark and pale green, below light green finely spotted with purple
Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-5-) flowered, up to 8 cm long, finely white-pubescent, green heavily spotted with purple
Bloom: 5-7 cm wide
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Averyanov, L. et al. Slipper Orchids of Vietnam. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2003.
Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
Cribb, Phillip J. The Genus Paphiopedilum. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Natural History Publications in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998.
Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
Hooker, J.D. "Cypripedium concolor. Self-Coloured Lady's-Slipper." Curtis's Botanical Magazine 91 (1865): Tab. 5513. <view article>
Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies on Nine Species of Paphiopedilum." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 8 (1986): 23-42.
Tsi ZhanHuo et al. "A Preliminary Report on the Population Size, Ecology, and Conservation Status of Some Paphiopedilum Species (Orchidaceae) in Southwest China." Lindleyana 14, no. 1 (1999): 12-23.

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2n =	metacentrics	telocentrics	n.f.
26	26	0	52