Biology:Paphiopedilum kolopakingii
| Paphiopedilum kolopakingii | |
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| Flower of Paphiopedilum kolopakingii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Paphiopedilum |
| Species: | P. kolopakingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Paphiopedilum kolopakingii Jack Archie Fowlie (es)
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Paphiopedilum topperi Braem & H.Mohr | |
Paphiopedilum kolopakingii is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo. The species is named after A. Kolopaking, an orchid collector from East Java who first flowered the plants in cultivation.[1][2] This orchid is considered as high-valued economically.[3]
Description
P. kolopakingii is characterized with 8–10 strap-shaped, obtuse and clear green leaves blooming in the spring stout, with 6–14 flowers 40–70 centimetres (16–28 in) long, which are densely pubescent, purple, terete inflorescence with elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, purple striped floral bracts, having honeysuckle-scented flowers. This orchid has the most amount of flowers open at once among the Paphiopedilum species.[4] Its sepals are whitish with dark red-brown or dark brown venation, while its petals are green, veined with red or brown. The lip is olive-green to ochre with darker veins. Flowering in the wild occurs from January till March.[2] It is similar morphologically to P. ooii, but P. ooii can be distinguished by its shorter and ovate dorsal sepal, spirally twisted petals, a shorter lip and a white staminode with a less hairy margin.[5]
The orchid grows on steep slopes in hill and lower montane forests, clustered among rocks over steep river gorges at altitudes of 600–1,100 metres (2,000–3,600 ft).[4]
Distribution
This species is endemic in Borneo, primarily in north-central Kalimantan in Indonesia, especially around the headwaters of the Barito River,[2] although it has also been discovered in Sabah, specifically at the eastern side of Mount Kinabalu.[6]
Hybrids
The first P. kolopakingii hybrid was cultivated in 1994, with cultivated hybrids include rothschildianum × kolopakingii, kolopakingii × philippinense, kolopakingii × sanderianum, and haynaldianum × kolopakingii.[2]
References
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- ↑ "Paphiopedilum kolopakingii Fowlie". https://www.slipperorchids.info/paphdatasheets/polyantha/kolopakingii/index.html. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Diffily, James (2019). "Paphiopedilum kolopakingii Fowlie 1984". http://gntos.org/files/djc/Submitted_Homework/Jim_Diffly/201906%20Species%20Report%20-%20Paphiopedilum%20kolopakingii.pdf.
- ↑ Chairani, Siregar (2008). "Exploration and inventory of native orchid germplasm in West Borneo, Indonesia". HortScience 42 (2): 554–557. https://journals.ashs.org/hort/hort/published/rest/pdf-watermark/v1/journals/hortsci/43/2/article-p554.pdf/watermark-pdf/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Paphiopedilum kolopakingii Fowlie 1984 Subgenus Paphiopedilum Section Coryopedilum". https://www.orchidspecies.com/paphkolopanking.htm.
- ↑ "Paphiopedilum ooii Koop. 1999 Sugenus Polyantha Section Mastigopetalum". https://www.orchidspecies.com/paphooii.htm.
- ↑ Han, Lewis Han; Lamb, A.; Cribb, P. J. (1998). "Paphiopedilum kolopakingii (Orchidaceae : Cypripedioideae)-A Slipper Orchid new to Sabah". Sandakania 12: 57-59. http://myagric.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19124/1/Sandakania%20Vol_12.pdf#page=57.
Wikidata ☰ Q942381 entry
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