Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Paphiopedilum Pfitzer. [165]

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genus_en: Slipper orchid

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Orchidaceae

family_ja: ラン

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distribution_en: trop. Asia to Papuasia

description_en: Genus of about 60 species of evergreen, mainly terrestrial orchids, some epiphytic or lithophytic, occurring at sea level to over 2,000m (7,000ft), from India to China, S.E. Asia, and Papua New Guinea. They are sympodial, lack pseudobulbs, and produce short stems bearing strap-shaped, lance-shaped, or elliptic to ovate, leathery, sometimes mottled, grey to pale, mid-, or dark green leaves. Each shoot ends in a distinctive solitary flower, or a raceme of 2-8 flowers, each with an upright upper sepal, 2 spreading petals, and 2 lateral sepals united under a variably shaped lip or "pouch". Many hybrids have been developed. Contact with foliage may aggravate skin allergies.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Not suitable for division, although cuttings or offshoots may be rooted successfully.

pests_en: Prone to red spider mites, aphids, and mealybugs.

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comment_ja: パフィオペディルム

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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