February 2, 2011 Paphiopedilum leimianum 'Monster' species AM 81 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Previous Award: HCC 79   Measurements in cm.  Ns  10.2  nsv  8.5  Dsw  4.5  dsl  3.9  Pw  1.7  pl  5.6  Lsw  3.0  lsl  3.4  Lipw  2.8  lipl  5.1  # flwrs 1  # buds 2  # infl 1  Description: One well presented flower and two buds on an 18-cm. serpentine inflorescence; dorsal sepal medium green centrally, violet striations become almost solid toward green center, 0.5-cm. margin white; synsepal chartreuse; petals white overlaid yellow, evenly spotted violet; speckled pouch violet, margin off-white at rim; staminode black-green; substance medium; texture matte.

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