''Paphiopedilum ciliolare'' is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family,

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. It is known commonly as the short haired paphiopedilum. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. This is a rare orchid with a total wild population of fewer than 2500 mature individuals. It is heavily collected for the horticulture trade and its forest habitat is threatened with destruction and degradation. This species is notoriously difficult to propagate. Germination media are most effective when they contain sugar and

tryptone Tryptone is the assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by the protease trypsin. Tryptone is commonly used in microbiology to produce lysogeny broth (LB) for the growth of '' E. coli'' and other microorganisms. It provides a so ...

.Pierik, R. L. M., et al. (1988)
Seed germination and further development of plantlets of ''Paphiopedilum ciliolare'' Pfitz. ''in vitro''.
''Scientia Horticulturae'', 34(1), 139-153.

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