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Paphiopedilum adductum is a slipper orchid from the Philippines, found in moist lowland forest on Mindanao. It is considered difficult to grow, and its key requirement is careful timing around its once-a-year root production.
Paphiopedilum adductum is a species of slipper orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Mindanao Island of the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and overcollection.
P. adductum is considered to be difficult to cultivate as its new roots are generated only once annually, thus needed proper timing. Nevertheless, various hybrids are available with P. adductum, such as with P. glanduliferum ("Predacious"), with P. philippinense ("Addicted Phillip"), and with P. glaucophyllum ("Bianka").
P. adductum is endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines, specifically around the area of Bukidnon, in elevations of 1,250–1,350 metres (4,100–4,430 ft) and mean temperatures of 19–23 °C (66–73 °F).
Beard carrying Paphiopedilum · Paphiopedilum subg. Megastaminodium · Short haired Paphiopedilum · Double flowered Paphiopedilum · Fowlie's Paphiopedilum · Rothshild's slipper orchid · Urban's Paphiopedilum · Venus' slipper
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paphiopedilum adductum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
