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Old 06-06-2016, 05:20 PM
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I just ordered a Paphiopedilum lowii and noticed that there are at least two othe "lowii" orchids: one a Phalaenopsis and one a Dendrobium. All have a natural range that at least includes the island of Borneo. How did they get the same name? Was it after an explorer, or who?
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IOSPE, Dendrobium lowii Lindl. 1861
"Common Name Low's Dendrobium [English Orchid Grower and Collector 1800's]"

IOSPE, Paphiopedilum lowii, originally Lindley, Cypripedium lowii 1847, Pfitzer 1895
"Common Name Low's Paphiopedilum [English Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]"

IOSPE, Phalaenopsis lowii Rchb.f 1862
"Common Name Low's Phalaenopsis [English Orchid Gardener and collector 1800's]"

Often nurserymen in England would save special new things for their best customers. Then, when the plant flowered, they would talk prominent botanists into naming the plant after the customer. I didn't do any more reading than the above, but I suspect Mr. Low was a very good customer, since he was an orchid enthusiast, and we're all crazy. Note these three plants were named after him in 1847, 1861 and 1862.
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You can read all about Sir Hugh Low and his adventures in the Malay peninsula on Wikipedia, just search for Hugh Low.
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I looked him up. I thought he must have been in that area as the orchids' ranges overlap in Borneo.
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And you can add Cymbidium lowianum to the list.
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And you can add Cymbidium lowianum to the list.
As well as Dimorphorchis lowii, Plocoglottis lowii and Malaxis lowii. There may be others. In fact, we have a thread on the Plocoglottis for readers who don't know what a Plocoglottis is. I sure didn't ! Plocoglottis lowii
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Not to mention nepenthes lowii, though not an orchid, but a tropical pitcher plant. Very impressive one at that.
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