| Paphiopedilum purpuratum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Stein, Berthold |
| published in | Orchideenbuch 487 1892 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Cypripedioideae | |
| tribe | -- | |
| subtribe | -- | |
| genus | Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 | |
| section | Barbata Kränzlin 1897 | |
| chromosones | 2n = 40 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origin | Viet Nam (Tuyen Quang), China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, Hong Kong, Canton)) |
| altitude | 900 - 1000 m (2970 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Chen-pien-hsien (Guangxi, China) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Chen-pien-hsien this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' | |
| life form | geophyte in bamboo leaf litter, on limestone rocks | |
| bloom induction, with a deceber or january rest (Lance A. Birk) | ||
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length |
14 cm (5.6")
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| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 7,5 L 9 cm (3" L 3.6") | |
| duration | single flower ~ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | I |
