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Established Seedlings of
Paphiopedilum esquirolei 'MC7197' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN8235
Name: Paphiopedilum esquirolei 'MC7197' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Mr. Thuan Viet Nguyen
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Pod Parent Flower
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Pod Parent Closeup of Flower
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Pod Parent Flower just after Opening
 
 
Comments: Parent plant: Plant is one of the offspring from our TN6580 effort of 2008, grown by Mr. Thuan Viet Nguyen.
 
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 77°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 73°F, nights 42°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of esquirolei   Named for Esquirol, English orchid collector in the 1st half of the 20th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Paphiopedilum   From Greek "Paphia" the name of Aphrodite of Cypress; "pedilon", sandal. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of Paphiopedilum   paf-ee-oh-PED-i-lum (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS of these are not currently available.

We do not have any unsold in the greenhouse, but may offer them in the future.

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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: Southwest China in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces southward into northern Thailand. Most of the plants in cultivation labeled as Paphiopedilum esquirolei originated in Thailand, however. Plants are found at 3950-5900 ft. (1200-1800 m.). The late Dr. Fowlie (1990) reported that in extreme northwestern Guangxi Province of southwest China, these plants are often found in the shade of trees on northeast-facing benches on steep slopes above the openings of limestone caves where they are bathed in moist air coming from the caves. They have usually sprouted on lichen encased saplings or tree roots and then sent their roots through a layer of fallen forest humus and leaf mold to attach to underlying limestone. Plants were sometimes even rooted in the black, clay-filled soil. In Vietnam, this lithophytic orchid has been found in the northeastern province of Cao Bang where it grows on vertical cliffs in mossy, primary and secondary forests of evergreen and semideciduous trees at 1150-2950 ft. (350-900 m).
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