Syn.

venustum  var. pardinum
pardinum = venustum

LOCATION
Roots in detritus at elevations of 60 - 1350  m in India, Nepal, Sikkum and Bhatun.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
Richly tessellated light and dark green above, mottled with purple beneath and 12.5 - 25 cm long by 2.5 - 5 cm wide.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
Solitary flower on a flower scape up to 25 cm.
DORSAL SEPAL
Ovate, acute dorsal sepal is white striped with dark green.
VENTRAL SEPAL
Greenish white and similar to dorsal but smaller.
PETALS
Oblanceolate petals are greenish white proximally with green veins, distally the apical third is flushed purple or coppery orange and recurved. Several large blackish purple warts adorn the transitional mid-region. Held very nearly horizontal.
LABELLUM
Yellow with some purple or copper suffusion. Distinct green veins impart a puckered appearance.

FLOWERING SEASON
Winter.

Syn.

chamberlainianum  forma primulinum = victoria-marie
chamberlainianum  var. flavescens = victoria-marie
        var. flavescens
chamberlainianum  var. flavum = victoria-marie

LOCATION
Clings to steep, noncalcareous lava cliffs at elevations of 1500 - 2000 m in Sumatra.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
Tessellated above and basally spotted beneath. Leaf length of 25-30 cm and width of 5-7 cm.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
20 or more successive flowers and reaches lengths of 1 to  1.3 m.
DORSAL SEPAL
Ovate dorsal bears a cream or pale yellow margin and has a rich green centre striped with veins of maroon. Cilia adorn the margin.
VENTRAL SEPAL
Smaller than the dorsal and has no white margin.
PETALS
Twisted and have eyelash like hairs upon the margins. Petal margins are reddish purple or reddish brown while the central portion is green or cream with narrow red veins. Held horizontally they recurve to a variable degree.
LABELLUM
Long and tapering. Purple in colour, with a distinctive green pouch rim with sole spotting only found on the side lobes of the pouch.

 FLOWERING SEASON
Spring or Summer.

Syn.

victoria-regina  forma purpurascens = primulinum
          var purpurascens
victoria-regina  var. chamberlainianum = victoria-regina
victoria-regina  var. chamberlainianum
subspec. liemianum                     = liemianum
victoria-regina  subspec. glaucophyllum = glaucophyllum
victoria-regina  subspec. liemianum = liemianum
victoria-regina  subspec. primulinum = primulinum
victoria-regina  var. moquetteanum = glaucophyllum
           var. moquetteanum
victoria-regina  var. primulinum = primulinum
victoria-regina  forma purpurascens = primulinum
          var. purpurascens
chamberlainianum = victoria-regina
glaucophyllum = victoria-regina  subspec. glaucophyllum
glaucophyllum  var. moquetteanum = victoria-regina  var.        moquetteanum
liemianum = victoria-regina  subspec. liemianum
primulinum = victoria-regina  subspec. primulinum
primulinum  var. purpurascens = victoria-regina
        subspec. primulinum             forma purpurascens

LOCATION
Epiphytic on tree roots and lithophytic on limestone outcrops among sandstone cliffs at elevations of 700-2000 m in Northern Sumatra.

 PLANT DESCRIPTION
Green leaves spotted with purple beneath and measure 30-40 cm long by 5-7 cm wide.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
20 or more flowers on an inflorescence up to 60 cm.
DORSAL SEPAL
Ovate to subcircular. Margins are undulate to smooth and yellow-green to cream in colour. Centrally suffused with deeper green and veined with dark maroon stripes.
VENTRAL SEPAL
Similar marking but narrower.
PETALS
Spiral petals are held horizontally and bears numerous cilia upon the margins. Yellow to cream, spotted and veined in dark purple. Recurving at the petal apices.
LABELLUM
Inflated distally but is longer than wide. Pink with a white margin with dense purple spotting.

FLOWERING SEASON
Spring and Summer.

Syn.

villosum   var. boxallii = boxallii
boxallii = villosum  var. boxallii
dilectum = villosum  var. boxallii

LOCATION
Epiphytic although also occurs as a lithophyte or as a humus terrestrial rooting in mossy substrates upon steep slopes at elevations of 1,100-2,000 m from India, Burma, Thailand and Laos. Var boxalli from Burma.

Leaves are 14 - 45 cm in length, 2.5 - 4 cm wide with under surface spotted with purple.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
Single flower on a peduncle to 25 cm.
DORSAL SEPAL
Green marginally and flushed with purple to brown suffusion basally. Var boxalili has raised purple spots on the dorsal. Ovate to elliptic but appears narrow due to the reflexion of its lateral margins.
VENTRAL SEPAL
Ovate shape and is green. Its orientation varies from close appression to undersurface of the pouch to a backward angle which emphasizes the broken back appearance of the flower.
PETALS
The spatulate petals are held horizontally and curve forward around the belly of the pouch to a variable degree. The midvein is marked with a deep red stripe. Above the mid-vein the colour is rich terracotta or brownish maroon. The lower section is khaki with some degree of reddish suffusion. Purple hairs adorn the proximal petal surfaces. Upper margins are undulated.
LABELLUM
Tawny, honey yellow, flushed with rose or reddish brown. Elongate and tapers apically.

FLOWERING SEASON
Late Winter and early Spring.

Syn.

bougainvilleanum = violascens
violascens  var. gautierense = violascens

LOCATION
Found at elevations from 200 - 1,200 m in New Guinea.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
Tessellated foliage with a predominance of pale green over the darker green. Leaf lengths vary between 7.5 cm to 25 cm long and 2.5 - 4 cm wide.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
Single flower on 20- 30 cm inflorescence.
DORSAL SEPAL
Apically acute dorsal is small although broadly ovate. Greenish white with vivid green stripes. A small blotch of purple extending as a purple stripe marks the mid-vein. Basal reflexion of the margins is not pronounced.
VENTRAL SEPAL
Ovate and green with darker green stripes.
PETALS
Distinctive and lacks spotting but are suffused with a fairly uniform violet colour except for the proximal third which is pink or white. Oblongate,  the petals arch downward crescentically and bears short cilia upon their margins.
LABELLUM
Bulbous pouch is grooved by its veins, white near the aperture, flushed brown frontally and green beneath.

FLOWERING SEASON
Spring and early Summer.

LOCATION
Grows on granite outcrops at elevations of 1,100 - 1,850 m in moist shady areas on the Island of Bougainville, Solomons.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
Faint tessellations on the leaves, no purple underneath.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
A solitary flower, 10 - 25cm in height.
DORSAL SEPAL
Ovate, acute dorsal is white with brilliant green stripes. Basal margins are reflexed.
VENTRAL SEPAL
Concave and similiarly coloured.
PETALS
Oblanceolate petals are broad and arch downward. Background colour is white with green stripes that merge to form a green region proximally and change to pale pink distally. Margins are ciliate.
LABELLUM
Green veined in darker green.

FLOWERING SEASON
Spring