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Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss.

Family Name:	Orchidaceae
Common Name:	白旗兜兰

Semi Shade

Moderate Water

Ornamental Flowers

Cool Environment

Epiphyte

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Monocotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Epiphyte
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition

Autotrophic

Native Distribution	Bhutan to China.
Native Habitat	Terrestrial
Local Conservation Status	Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only)

Growth Form	A terrestrial or lithophytic herb, it has a monopodial growth form.
Foliage	The leaves are arranged alternately and are dull green in colour.
Flowers	The flower is borne on a long single-flowered inflorescence. The flower measures between 5 to 7.5 cm wide. The dorsal sepals is white, covered with hairs and curves forward with a dark red line running along the length of the sepal. The petals are green, narrowly oblong with an undulate margin and covered with a layer of hairs. The flower lip is helmet-shaped.

Habitat

It is found growing on rocky places such as cliffs or limestone crevices or on bushy slopes from 900 to 1400 m in altitude.

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses	Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens, Focal Plant, Container Planting

Light Preference	Semi-Shade
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Rootzone Tolerance	Well-Drained Soils, Low Humidity / Aircon

Propagation Method

Seed

Flower Symmetry

Bilateral

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Master ID	32103
Species ID	6509
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Species record last updated on: 20 August 2021.

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