Paphiopedilum parishii
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| Paphiopedilum parishii | |
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| Illustration from 1875 under the synonym Cypripedium parishii | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Paphiopedilum |
| Species: | P. parishii |
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| Paphiopedilum parishii | |
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Paphiopedilum parishii is a species of orchid found in northern and western Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Yunnan and Assam, in montane forests at 1200–2200 m above sea level.[2] It is named after Charles Samuel Pollock Parish, an English botanist and avid plant collector who had a particular interest in the flora of Myanmar (then Burma).[3]
Plants in this species are described as being epiphytes or lithophytes. They grow in thick moss which occurs on boulders or on the tree branches of Terminalia[4] in humid and shady broad-leaved forests,[5] making them facultative lithophytes.
Paphiopedilum parishii is placed in section Pardalopetalum based on its chromosome count, multifloral inflorescence, distribution and leopard spots on the petals.[4][6]
The 5–8 leaves are clear green, lingulate, up to 45 by 4.5–7 cm and thick.[7][2] The 2–7 flowers are 7.5 cm (3.0 in) across and open simultaneously on an inflorescence 50–70 cm (20–28 in) long. The species has spoon-shaped tips on the long, twisted petals.[2][4] The petals taper from base to apex.[6]