Hello All
I received a division of a Plant labeled Paph. esquiroli. I did a little research and found it to have been renamed paph. hirsutissimum var. esquiroli, at least I thought it was, but when reading descriptions of the plant and its variations the leaves of mine are a crisp clear green on both sides which is consistent with hirsutissimum var. esquiroli but
IOSPE PHOTOS says that the 'var. esquiroli' is native to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southern Chinawhile I know for a fact that my plant was collected in India. The variations collected in Inda display green leaves with purple mottling underneath but mine has no coloring. If I know it was collected in India but it has no pigmentation underneath the leaves does that man the natural range of 'var. esquiroli' is larger than previously thought or is it a natural mutation within the species? Does anyone have any thoughts, comments, suggestions on how I should, could, would determine what it is?
Thanks
-Edwin