June 4, 2008 Paphiopedilum Salvadore Dali 'Monster' (Paph. liemianum x Paph. victoria-regina) HCC 79 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos   Measurements in cm.  Ns  10.0  nsv  7.9  Dsw  5.0  dsl  3.6  Pw  1.2  pl  5.4  Lsw  2.8  lsl  3.2  Lipw  2.4  lipl  5.6  # flwrs 2  # buds 2  # infl 1  Description: Two flowers and two buds on a single inflorescence; dorsal sepal pale green with a 0.7-cm. cream margin, veined and speckled deep maroon centrally; hirsute petals pale green evenly blotched deep burgundy; synsepal pale green; pouch rose speckled raspberry with pale green margin; staminode green shading toward black on lower half; texture waxy.

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