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Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum J.J. Smith

• Described: J.J. Smith in Bulletin de l'Institut Botanique de Buitenzorg, 7:1 (1900)
• History: This species was discovered in the Pegunungan Mountains in east Java in 1897 by Herrn J. Bekking.
• Etymology: Named for the waxy coating on the leaves. (glaucous, adj. - covered with a grayish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating that is easily rubbed off)
• Varieties & Forms: none
• Synonyms: none
• Chromosome Count -

  2n =	metacentrics	telocentrics	n.f.
  36, 37	14, 13	22, 24	50

Plant Habit

• Leaves: 4-6, 20-30 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, basal margins ciliate
• Inflorescence: 20- or more flowered, opening sequentially, 15-20 cm long, green mottled purple, flowers spaced ~5 cm apart
• Bloom: 8-11 cm wide
• Plant: generally 1-3 growths in nature
  

Habitat Data

• Distribution -
  
• Elevation: 200-700 m
• Peak Flowering in the Wild: unclear because of its sequential blooming habit
• Ecology: crumbling limestone cliffs near water seepages
• Mean Temperature Range: 24-26°C
• Light: ?
• Medium: calcareous, mosses, leaf litter, humus
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Sources:

• Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
• Cribb, Phillip J. The Genus Paphiopedilum. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998.
• Karasawa, K. "Karyomorphological Studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae." Bulletin of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden 2 (Mar 1979): 1979.
• Smith, J. Die Orchideen Von Java. Batavia, Germany: G. Kolff & Co.; 1907.
• Rolfe, R.A. "Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum. Java." Curtis's Botanical Magazine 132 (1906): Tab. 8084. <view article>

Primary Hybrids

Paph. glaucophyllum x	Hybrid
armeniacum	Mary Ott
delenatii	Delophyllum
emersonii	Pat Kalina
malipoense	Guacamole
micranthum	Taida Glaucothum
vietnamense	In-Charm Delophyllum
bellatulum	Charles Sladden
concolor	Tinicum
godefroyae	Roger Sander
niveum	Miss Faith Hanbury
barbigerum	Ginette Lapointe Aubry
charlesworthii	Prelude
druryi	Mrs. Coburn
exul	Sun Pebbles
fairrieanum	Connie
gratrixianum	Dead Ringer
helenae	Pascal Sauvêtre
henryanum	Diane Vickery
hirsutissimum	Mishtawayawininiwak
insigne	Glauc-insigne
spicerianum	Mazurka
tigrinum	Xie Xie
villosum	James Packer
acmodontum	Roseville
appletonianum	Mage
argus	Mascotte
barbatum	Barbato-Glaucum
callosum	James Fisher
ciliolare	Wood Dove
curtisii	Curtophyllum
dayanum	Navigator
hennisianum	Rochester
lawrenceanum	Lawrencifillum
mastersianum	Höchbergianum
purpuratum	Pigmy
sukhakulii	Santa Cruz
superbiens	Memoria Rolf Bolin
venustum	Shem
violascens	Manabozho
wardii	Carol
adductum	Bianka
glanduliferum	Jogjae
haynaldianum	Rodney Wilcox Jones
kolopakingii	Lawless Tristan
lowii	Glaucolowii
parishii	Glaucopar
philippinense	Shireen
randsii	Wössner Glaucorand
richardianum	Stadt Hannover
rothschildianum	Vanguard
sanderianum	Landmark
stonei	Stone Ground
supardii	Goldwespe
chamberlainianum	Utgard
liemianum	Glaucoliem
primulinum	Pinocchio
victoria-reginae	Vedanta

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