Roy
February 16th, 2008, 09:28 PM
In many, many instances, nurseries & some knowledgable growers submit pictures, plants etc of Paph dayanum and clearly it is P. Petrii or reverse. In my opinion, the 2 plants couldn't be further apart in flower.
I believe petrii was / is described as a natural hybrid between dayanum and javanicum. This I believe is correct as both can be seen in the flower. I understand that petrii is found in the area of dayanum and javanicum. The question is, Is P. petrii a natural hybrid, species or variety of P. dayanum.
This also has a relevance to breeding and judging that needs clarification.
I believe petrii was / is described as a natural hybrid between dayanum and javanicum. This I believe is correct as both can be seen in the flower. I understand that petrii is found in the area of dayanum and javanicum. The question is, Is P. petrii a natural hybrid, species or variety of P. dayanum.
This also has a relevance to breeding and judging that needs clarification.