Anybody has a picture or knows this Paph concolor v. clorophyllum. I biught couple months ago and I never see this picture , or is it especie ??

Thank You

Hi

Matt Pedersen at http://www.cichlidrecipe.com/orchids/info_about.asp lists this plant as an AKA (also known as) var Album/Alba

Cheers
Stephan

Paph. concolor var. chlorophyllum is not the albine form of this species. It was described at first by Reichenbach f. as plant with pale green leaves and a normal coloured flower with purple spots on the midvein of the petals and sepals.
For me only the leaves are a little bit different to the normal form.

There exist two different albine forms, a white one with the official name

Paphiopedilum concolor forma album (Braem)

and the yellowish
Paphiopedilum concolor forma sulphurinum (Rchb. f.) Gruss

Best greetings

Olaf

The Paph. concolor was shown as ssp. chlorophyllum in Orchid Digest 42-2-75--1978

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/concolorssp.jpg

The plant looks like a plant in the normal variability of the species.

Also for information the albine forms

Paph. concolor forma album

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/concoloralbumwirklichklein.jpg

and the yellow form
Paph. concolor forma sulphurinum

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/concolorsulphurinum1klein.jpg

Best greetings

Olaf

Olaf,

The first looks as P. concolor var striatum, unless is not a valid name

regards

Uri

Dear Uri,
the first description by Reichenbach fil. and the combination to the genus Paphiopedilum by Stein was correct, but I agree with you that it is not a variety which needs to be described. I see it as a synonym of the typical form.
It is difficult with this species and especially with the varities. There exist so many names in trade and also in the newer literature, especially in Japan. Most of them are only clonal names or only produced for the trade. With new names you can get also more money, also when the name has no taxonomical base.

Best greetings

Olaf

Not too much into P. concolor, but I must say P. concolor f. album and P. concolor f. sulphurinum are two very good forms of a rather boring (at least to me) species. One may initially think the greener flower (f. sulphurinum) may be the albinistic form, but when comparing the two, no doubt that one is albinistic and one is pigmented.....

ttyl,
-PM

Olaf

Your informative posts are a valuable contribution to this forum. Thanks very much for the info.

Regards
Stephan

I agree, Stephan,

So much of Olaf's information is "Over My Head," for the time being, but I am learning by leaps & bounds.

Thank you Olaf!!!

I d' like to say thank very much for teach me !!!!