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Java Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum javanicum

Java Paphiopedilum
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Java paphiopedilum is a terrestrial or lithophytic slipper orchid from the mountains of Java, Bali, Flores and Sumatra, listed as endangered in the wild. It is a cool-growing species that needs shade, humidity and a loose, airy medium.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the medium evenly moist but never soggy; water less in winter and avoid water sitting in the crown.
Soil
Loose, fast-draining orchid mix of bark and perlite or sphagnum, or a terrestrial mix with leaf mould.
Temperature
15–24 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Malesia to Lesser Sunda Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Paphiopedilum javanicum, commonly known as the Java paphiopedilum, is a species of orchid from southeast Asia, specifically in Java, Bali, Flores and Sumatra. Its population is decreasing due to a number of threats, causing the IUCN to list it as an endangered species. It lives on mountains 750–2,100 m (2,460–6,890 ft) above sea level.

Other Paphiopedilum plants

Pointed Tooth Paphiopedilum · Paphiopedilum adductum · Appleton's Paphiopedilum · Argus Paphiopedilum · Golden slipper orchid · Bearded Paphiopedilum · Beard carrying Paphiopedilum · Egg-in-a-nest orchid · Bougainville Paphiopedilum · Bullen's Paphiopedilum · Callus Paphiopedilum · Paphiopedilum subg. Megastaminodium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paphiopedilum javanicum 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.

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