While I have been informed that sangii f. ayubiianum has not been formally described, after seeing the pictures and flowers of the plant, I would want to tell you it is a different species altogether. I shall forward you a picture of the plant to your personal mailing address.
ST Peter> Steve Topletz said: "I have seen sangii plants with greatly varying Peter> holotype in leaf color and mottle. Is there a way to distinguish an Peter> unflowered Paph sangii Peter> from Paph sangii f. ayubiianum?" Peter> Steve, I'm not a Paphiopedilum expert (ancient or modern) but I am an Peter> expert on the orchids of Sulawesi. P. sangii is endemic to Sulawesi, Peter> and I'm one of an extremely small number of orchid-people who has ever Peter> seen this plant in the wild ... on several occasions in different Peter> locations, at that ! Peter> I was not aware that there is more than one form of the species. Your Peter> use of a latinized form of Mr Ayub's name implies that a variation Peter> exists that has been formally documented ... ie, published in a Peter> recognised journal with a voucher specimen lodged in a recognised Peter> herbarium. Peter> Would you please give details of the publication, author, and herbarium ? Peter> Peter O'Byrne Peter> Singapore Peter> PS .. "holotype" has a very specific meaning to botanists. Maybe you Peter> meant to use a different word ? Peter> _______________________________________________ Peter> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) Peter> [email protected] Peter> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
