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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Slug Killer on April 25, 2008, 04:16:04 PM

Title: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Slug Killer on April 25, 2008, 04:16:04 PM

Hi, can anyone identify my latest Cyp? I believe it to be either tibeticum or smithii but don't know the difference between them.

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk81/SlugKiller/tibmain800.jpg)

Regards

David

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Slug Killer on April 25, 2008, 04:18:01 PM

And for some unknown reason, this photo does not seem to re size when I alter the image size! Not had the problem with any others so I'm sorry it does not fit nicely in the frame.

Dave

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Carlo on April 25, 2008, 04:41:46 PM

I'm not minding a large photograph of that one a single bit. Magnificent, Dave.

If I get a chance and no one answers, I'll hit the books later...

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Slug Killer on April 25, 2008, 06:48:08 PM

Sorted. Bit easier to view now.

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk81/SlugKiller/tibmain800-1.jpg)

Dave

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Maggi Young on April 25, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

It is a rather sombre flower, isn't it? Great photo, Dave, I can see every line and pucker  :o

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Gerhard Raschun on April 26, 2008, 08:10:34 PM

it is a typical Cypr. tibeticum,

best Gerhard

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Anthony Darby on April 26, 2008, 09:24:33 PM

That's the form I'm after with the yellow marbling on the tepals. Mine are very dark.

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Giles on April 26, 2008, 09:26:41 PM

My favourite site for Cyps is w-frosch.de    if you follow the links through to 'species' and then 'infragenic classification'
he shows a wide range of colour variants for both tibeticum and calcicolum(smithii), and has one picture directly
comparing the labellum of the two species. Decide for yourself!!
Yours does look the spitting image of Plate 114 in Phillip Cribb's book ( tibeticum!)
The other option is the forum at cypripedium.de
Either way I WANT YOUR PLANT!!!

Title: Re: Cypripedium tibeticum or smithii?
Post by: Slug Killer on April 27, 2008, 12:22:31 AM

You might want it more when I tell you its a two nose and the picture is just showing half of it as I am waiting for the other to flower ;D