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Paphiopedilum micranthum 'Orchid Inn' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN8692
Name: Paphiopedilum micranthum 'Orchid Inn' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Richard Lockwood  (Email: rlockwood@ramboll.com)
 
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For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 85°F, nights 71°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 60°F, nights 49°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of micranthum   From latinized Greek "micranthus" tiny-flowered. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Paphiopedilum   From Greek "Paphia" the name of Aphrodite of Cypress; "pedilon", sandal. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of micranthum   my-KRAN-thum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Paphiopedilum   paf-ee-oh-PED-i-lum (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: China in southeast Yunnan Province and northeastern Vietnam. Fred Mark and other Chinese sources report that plants are found in mixed, mountain forests at 3300-4900 ft. (1000-1500 m). However, the late Dr. Jack Fowlie found plants at 1800-2800 ft. (600-900 m) on east-facing slopes on each side of saddles or mountain passes between steep-sided, round-top mountains. Moist air is funneled through these saddles, and additional moisture is available from mist and condensation, and during the dry season, clouds are formed on the southeast slopes of the mountains and forced through the saddles. Paphiopedilum micranthum grows in soil made up of clay and deteriorated limestone which is packed into cracks and fissures in the rock. In Vietnam, plants are found in the northeastern Province of Cao Bang. Plants usually grow as lithophytes of terrestrials on very steep rocky slopes in mossy, primary forests of semideciduous, mixed, and coniferous trees growing in areas of weathered limestone at 1950-4900 ft. (600-1500 m).
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