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Old 07-06-2007, 10:40 PM
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Hi Vivienne,

The pleated leaves don't really have anythign to do with the ID of the plant. This type of pleating in Paph leaves can be caused by a couple of things, many generatins of complex hybridizing (this sort of thing is sometimes seen in exhibition or "bulldog" Paphs) or clochicine treatment which induces polyploidy. There aren't any Paphs with naturally pleated leaves like this.

Based on the look of the inforescence, it's a multi-floral of some kind and has heavy doses of some Coryopetalum Paphs in it. A number of Coryopetalum species have the striping on the bud sheaths so until the buds open it will be difficult to say more.

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