Paphio Barbartum
 

This species is endermic to Peninsular Malaysia , it can be found in 800 feet a.s.l . It took me almost 8 months for this little beauty to bloom. And from the flower stalk to fully bloom , it takes almost one month.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3633.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3636.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3641.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3658.jpg

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Very nice!

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Wow,it's really beautiful.Thx for sharing

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Nice barbatum.. :) I have one about to bloom too.. Must be the season.. BTW, are those jewel orchids in the background?

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Another stunning slipper orchid.

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Wow , your eyes are sharp!
On the left of the background is Dossinia Mamorata and behind the slipper are jewels from Taiwan.
And below the slipper, which you cant see from the pictures, are all jewel orchids

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Wow!!! Amazingly beautiful.

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I'd like to share my 2 babies at home...

Plant 1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/...2a1f7e616b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/...bdbaec9c1a.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/...375708e930.jpg

Plant 2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/...a42c7c4f15.jpg

one might be callosum but i don't know how to diferentiate between barbatum and callosum.

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After a few days, the flower has bloom to its fullest potential !

Front view
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3700.jpg

Back View
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...IMG_3710-1.jpg

Side View
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3709.jpg

Macro View
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...2/IMG_3715.jpg

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Nice.. :) The bud on mine blasted.. Darn.. :( Harris, your first one looks like callosum because of the bigger dorsal and the pointy leaf tips. I may be wrong though.. hehe. The habitats of barbatum and callosum var. sublaeve do overlap so there may be some interbreeding between both..