The
paphiopedilums (
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
Paphiopedilum) – often abbreviated
Paph and colloquially known as
paphs in
horticultureHorticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Some would say that horticulture is the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant...
– are
flowering plantThe flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants...
s in the orchid
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
(Orchidaceae). It contains about 80 accepted
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
nowadays, some of which are natural hybrids. These slipper orchids are native to South
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,
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,
Southeast AsiaManila
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Yangon
Bandung
Hanoi
Surabaya
Taichung
Kaohsiung
Medan|-|}...
and the
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, and form their own subtribe, the
Paphiopedilinae.
Paphiopedilum species naturally occur among humus layers as
terrestrialA terrestrial plant is one that grows on land. Other types of plants are aquatic , epiphytic , lithophytes and aerial ....
s on the forest floor, while a few are true
epiphyteAn epiphyte is:Epiphyte is one of the subdivisions of the Raunkiær system. The term most commonly refers to higher plants, but epiphytic bacteria, fungi , algae, lichens, mosses, and ferns exist as well. The term epiphytic derives from the Greek epi- and phyton...
s and some are
lithophyteLithophytes are a type of plant that grows in or on rocks. Lithophytes feed off moss, nutrients in rain water, litter, and even their own dead tissue....
s.
The
paphiopedilums (
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
Paphiopedilum) – often abbreviated
Paph and colloquially known as
paphs in
horticultureHorticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Some would say that horticulture is the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant...
– are
flowering plantThe flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants...
s in the orchid
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
(Orchidaceae). It contains about 80 accepted
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
nowadays, some of which are natural hybrids. These slipper orchids are native to South
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
,
Southeast AsiaManila
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Yangon
Bandung
Hanoi
Surabaya
Taichung
Kaohsiung
Medan|-|}...
and the
Pacific IslandsThe Pacific Islands comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. Those islands lying south of the tropic of Cancer are traditionally grouped into three divisions: Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.-Oceania:...
, and form their own subtribe, the
Paphiopedilinae.
Description
Paphiopedilum species naturally occur among humus layers as
terrestrialA terrestrial plant is one that grows on land. Other types of plants are aquatic , epiphytic , lithophytes and aerial ....
s on the forest floor, while a few are true
epiphyteAn epiphyte is:Epiphyte is one of the subdivisions of the Raunkiær system. The term most commonly refers to higher plants, but epiphytic bacteria, fungi , algae, lichens, mosses, and ferns exist as well. The term epiphytic derives from the Greek epi- and phyton...
s and some are
lithophyteLithophytes are a type of plant that grows in or on rocks. Lithophytes feed off moss, nutrients in rain water, litter, and even their own dead tissue....
s. These
sympodialSympodial means "with conjoined feet", and in biology is often used to refer to the outward morphology or mode of growth of organisms.-In botany:...
orchids lack
pseudobulbThe pseudobulb is a storage organ derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.It applies to the orchid family , specifically certain groups of epiphytic orchids, and may be single or composed of several internodes with evergreen or deciduous leaves along its length.In some species, it is...
s. Instead, they grow robust
shootShoots are new plant growth, they can include stems, flowering stems with flower buds, leaves. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop...
s, each with several
leavesIn botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin. There is continued debate about whether the flatness of leaves evolved to expose the chloroplasts to more light or to increase the absorption of carbon dioxide. In...
; some are hemicryptophytes. The leaves can be short and rounded or long and narrow, and typically have a mottled pattern. When older shoots die, newer ones take over. Each new shoot only blooms once when it is fully grown, producing a
racemeA raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
between the fleshy, succulent leaves. The roots are thick and fleshy. Potted plants form a tight lump of roots that, when untangled, can be up to 1 m long.
Members of this genus are considered highly collectible by orchid fanciers due to the curious and unusual form of their flowers. Along with
CypripediumCypripedium is a genus of 47 species from the orchid family and the sole genus of the subtribe Cypripediinae. Its abbreviation used in trade journals is Cyp....
,
Mexipedium,
PhragmipediumPhragmipedium is a genus of the Orchid family and the only genus comprised in the tribe Phragmipedieae and subtribe Phragmipediinae. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek phragma, which means "division", and pedium, which means "slipper"...
and
SelenipediumSelenipedium is a genus of the Orchid family . The genus has been given its own tribe, Selenipedieae, and subtribe, Selenipediinae...
, the genus is a member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, commonly referred to as the "lady's-slippers" or "slipper orchids" due to the unusual shape of the pouch-like
labellumThe labellum is part of an Orchid, Canna or other less known flower that serves to attract insects that pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for those insects....
of the flower. The pouch traps insects seeking nectar, and to leave again they have to climb up past the
staminodeIn botany, a staminode is an often rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen. This means that it does not produce pollen. Staminodes are frequently inconspicuous and stamen-like, usually occurring at the inner whorl of the flower, but are also sometimes long enough to protrude from the...
, behind which they collect or deposit
polliniaPollinium, or plural pollinia, is a coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant.They are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in plants such as orchids and many species of milkweeds .Most orchids have waxy pollinia...
.
In horticulture
The paphiopedilums are among the most widely cultivated and hybridized of orchid genera. Spectacular new species are being discovered every now and then; for example the Golden Slipper Orchid (
P. armeniacum), discovered in 1979 and described in 1982, amazed growers of orchids by the extraordinary beauty of its golden flowers. In addition, growers have bred thousands of interspecific hybrids and registered them with the
Royal Horticultural SocietyThe Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert. It is a charity and exists to promote gardening and horticulture in Britain and Europe...
in
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over the years.
These orchids are relatively easy to grow indoors, as long as conditions that mimic their natural habitats are created. Most species thrive in moderate to high
humidityHumidity is the amount of water vapour in the air. In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean relative humidity. Relative humidity is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour in a parcel of air to the saturated vapour pressure of water vapour at a prescribed...
(50-70%), moderate temperatures ranging from 13 to 35 degrees
CelsiusCelsius is a temperature scale that is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death...
and low light of 12,000 to 20,000
luxThe lux is the SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance. It is used in photometry as a measure of the apparent intensity of light hitting or passing through a surface...
. Modern hybrids are typically easier to grow in artificial conditions than their parent species.
Taxonomy and systematics
The genus name
Paphiopedilum was established by Ernst Hugo Heinrich Pfitzer in 1886; it is derived from
PaphosPaphos Paphos Paphos (Paphos is usually written Paphos, Pafos or Paphus in English, Ancient Greek: ; Modern Greek: Πάφος, Páfos; Latin: Paphus, and for a time, Augusta; Turkish...
(a city on
CyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon....
) and
Ancient GreekAncient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic , Classical , and Hellenistic periods of ancient Greece and the ancient world. It is predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
pedilon "
slipperA slipper or houseshoe is an semi-closed type of indoor footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by a a strap running over the toes or instep...
". Ironically, no paphiopedilum occurs on Cyprus – at least not as the genus is understood today. But it was long mixed up with its
HolarcticThe Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
relative
Cypripedium, which indeed grows in the Mediterranean region.
Paphiopedilum was finally decided to be a valid
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in 1959, but its use has become restricted to eastern Asian species in our time.
Subdivisions
The genus
Paphiopedilum has been divided into several subgenera, and then further into sections and subsections:
- Subgenus Parvisepalum
- Subgenus Brachypetalum
- Subgenus Polyantha
Mastigopetalum
- Section Polyantha
- Section Mystropetalum
- Section Stictopetalum
- Section Paphiopedilum
- Section Seratopetalum
- Section Cymatopetalum
- Section Thiopetalum
Subgenus Sigmatopetalum
- Section Spathopetalum
- Subsection Macronidium
- Subsection Spathopetalum
- Section Blepharopetalum
- Section Mastersianum
- Section Punctatum
- Section Barbata
- Subsection Lorapetalum
- Subsection Chloroneura
- Section Planipetalum
- Section Venustum
Subgenus Cochlopetalum
Selected species
There are more than 550 taxa in this genus, including some 80 valid
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
. Some notable species and their natural hybrids are listed here, together with some assorted varieties and
formIn botanical nomenclature, a form is a low-level taxonomic rank below that of variety; it is an infraspecific taxon. Its name consists of three parts: a genus name, a specific epithet, and an infraspecific epithet...
s:
- Paphiopedilum acmodontum
Paphiopedilum acmodontum is a species of plants in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:...
(Philippines)
- Paphiopedilum adductum
Paphiopedilum adductum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Mindanao Island of the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and overcollection....
- Paphiopedilum × affine (P. appletonianum × P. villosum) (Vietnam)
- Paphiopedilum appletonianum
Paphiopedilum appletonianum is a species of orchid occurring from Hainan Island to Indochina.-Synonyms:Cypripedium appletonianum Gower is the basionym. Other synonyms include:*Cypripedium wolterianum Kraenzl....
(Hainan to Indochina)
- Paphiopedilum × areeanum (P. barbigerum × P. villosum var. annamense) (China: SE Yunnan)
- Paphiopedilum argus
Paphiopedilum argus is a species of orchid endemic to Luzon Island of the Philippines.-External links:*...
(Philippines: Luzon)
- Paphiopedilum armeniacum
Paphiopedilum armeniacum, described in 1982, is a species of orchid commonly called the Golden Slipper Orchid. The plant size is small compared to other paphiopedilum species...
– Golden Slipper Orchid
- Paphiopedilum barbatum – Penang Slipper Orchid (Peninsular Thailand to Sumatra)
- Paphiopedilum barbigerum
Paphiopedilum barbigerum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Guangxi, southeastern Yunnan and southwestern Guizhou in China.-Source:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Paphiopedilum bellatulum
Paphiopedilum bellatulum, commonly known as the Egg-in-a-nest Orchid, is a species of orchid found from southeastern Yunnan, Guizhou and southern Guangxi of China to Indochina.-External links:*...
– Egg-in-a-nest Orchid (SE Yunnan, Guizhou, S Guangxi to Indochina)
- Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum (Solomon Islands)
Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum var. bougainvilleanum (Solomon Islands: North Solomons)
- Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum var. saskianum (Solomon Islands: South Solomons)
Paphiopedilum bullenianumPaphiopedilum bellatulum is a species of orchid native to Malesia.-External links:*...
(Malesia)
Paphiopedilum bullenianum var. bullenianum (W Malaysia)
Paphiopedilum bullenianum var. celebesense (Sulawesi to Maluku)
Paphiopedilum × burbidgei (P. dayanum × P. javanicum var. virens) (Borneo)
Paphiopedilum callosumPaphiopedilum callosum is a species of orchid found from Indochina to northwestern Peninsular Malaysia.-External links:*...
(Indochina to NW Peninsular Malaysia)
Paphiopedilum callosum var. callosum (Indochina) (including f. albinum, P. viniferum)
Paphiopedilum callosum var. potentianum (Thailand)
Paphiopedilum callosum var. warnerianum (Peninsular Thailand to NW Peninsular Malaysia)
Paphiopedilum charlesworthiiPaphiopedilum charlesworthii is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family.-Distribution and habitat:Restricted in distribution to the Shan States of northern Burma and adjacent bordering areas of Thailand and Yunnan, China. Grows in humus and vegetative debris on limestone...
Paphiopedilum ciliolarePaphiopedilum ciliolare is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Paphiopedilum concolorPaphiopedilum concolor is a small terrestrial orchid described in 1984. It has dark green and grey-green mottled leaves, up to 6 inches long by 1½ inches wide...
Paphiopedilum × cribbii Averyanov (S Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum × dalatense (P. callosum × P. villosum var. annamense) (Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum dayanumPaphiopedilum dayanum is a species of orchid endemic to Mount Kinabalu on Borneo.-External links:*...
(Borneo)
Paphiopedilum delenatiiPaphiopedilum delenatii, described in 1924, is named after Delanat, a French orchid enthusiast of the 1900s. It was first discovered in 1913 when it was brought to France by returning soldiers, and was believed to be extinct and was not rediscovered in the wild until 1993...
Paphiopedilum dianthumPaphiopedilum dianthum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to southeastern Yunnan, southwestern Guizhou and western Guangxi in China.-Source:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
Paphiopedilum × dixlerianum (P. callosum × P. wardii) (Myanmar)
Paphiopedilum druryiPaphiopedilum druryi is a species of orchid endemic to the Tranvancore Hills of southern India.-External links:*...
(S India)
Paphiopedilum emersoniiPaphiopedilum emersonii, described in 1982, is a species of orchid named after American orchid enthusiast Emerson 'Doc' Charles. The plant blooms from late spring to early summer with one to two flowers per an infloresensce. The plant size is small when compared to other Paphiopedilums...
Paphiopedilum × expansum ( P. hennisianum × P. philippinense) (Philippines)
Paphiopedilum exulPaphiopedilum exul is a species of orchid endemic to peninsular Thailand.-External links:*...
(Peninsular Thailand)
Paphiopedilum fairrieanumPaphiopedilum fairrieanum is a species of orchid occurring from the eastern Himalaya to Assam.-External links:*...
(E Himalaya to Assam)
Paphiopedilum × fanaticum (P. malipoense × P. micranthum) (S China)
Paphiopedilum fowlieiPaphiopedilum fowliei is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Paphiopedilum × frankeanum (P. superbiens × P. tonsum) (Sumatra)
Paphiopedilum gigantifolium (SC Sulawesi)
Paphiopedilum glanduliferumPaphiopedilum glanduliferum is a species of orchid endemic to northwestern New Guinea.-External links:*...
(NW New Guinea)
Paphiopedilum glaucophyllumPaphiopedilum glaucophyllum is a species of orchid endemic to Java.-External links:*...
Paphiopedilum godefroyaePaphiopedilum godefroyae is a species of orchid endemic to peninsular Thailand.-External links:*...
(Peninsular Thailand)
Paphiopedilum gratrixianumPaphiopedilum gratrixianum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family found from Laos to Vietnam.-References:*Braem, G. & Chiron, G. Paphiopedilum, Tropicalia, France, 2003....
Paphiopedilum × grussianum (P. dianthum × P. hirsutissimum var. esquirolei) (China: Guangxi)
Paphiopedilum hangianum Perner & O.Gruss (Yunnan to Vietnam) (including f. album, P. singchii)
Paphiopedilum haynaldianumPaphiopedilum haynaldianum is a species of orchid endemic to the islands of Negros and Luzon of the Philippines.-External links:*...
(Philippines: Luzon, Negros)
Paphiopedilum helenaePaphiopedilum helenae is a species of orchid endemic to Cao Bang Province of Vietnam.-External links:*...
Aver. (N Vietnam: Cao Bang Province) (includes P. delicatum)
Paphiopedilum hennisianumPaphiopedilum hennisianum is a species of orchid endemic to central Philippines.-External links:*...
(C Philippines)
Paphiopedilum henryanumPaphiopedilum henryanum is a species of orchid ranging from southeastern Yunnan and Guangxi to northern Vietnam.-External links:*...
(SE Yunnan, Guangxi to N Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum × herrmannii (P. helenae × P. hirsutissimum var. esquirolei) (Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimumPaphiopedilum hirsutissimum is a species of orchid ranging from Assam to southern China.-External links:*...
(Assam to S China)
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. chiwuanum (China: Yunnan)
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. esquirolei (Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi to N & E Indochina)
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. hirsutissimum (Assam to Myanmar)
Paphiopedilum hookeraePaphiopedilum hookerae is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo.-External links:*...
(Borneo)
Paphiopedilum hookerae var. hookerae (Borneo: Sarawak, W. Kalimantan)
Paphiopedilum hookerae var. volonteanum (Borneo: Sabah)
Paphiopedilum insignePaphiopedilum insigne is a species of orchid endemic to the Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya. It is the type species of the genus Paphiopedilum.-External links:*...
(Assam: Meghalaya)
Paphiopedilum intaniae (Sulawesi)
Paphiopedilum javanicum (Sumatra, Borneo to Lesser Sunda Islands)
Paphiopedilum javanicum var. javanicum (Sumatra to Lesser Sunda Islands)
Paphiopedilum javanicum var. virens (Borneo: Sabah to N Sarawak)
Paphiopedilum × kimballianum (P. dayanum × P. rothschildianum) (Borneo: Mt. Kinabalu)
Paphiopedilum kolopakingiiPaphiopedilum kolopakingii is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo .-External links:*...
(Borneo: C Kalimantan)
Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum (Borneo - Sarawak, Sabah)
Paphiopedilum liemianumPaphiopedilum liemianum is a species of orchid endemic to northern Sumatra .-External links:*...
(N. Sumatra)
Paphiopedilum × littleanum (P. dayanum × P. lawrenceanum) (Borneo)
Paphiopedilum lowiiPaphiopedilum lowii is a species of orchid endemic to western and central Malesia.-External links:*...
(W & C Malesia)
Paphiopedilum lowii var. lowii (W & C Malaysia)
Paphiopedilum lowii var. lynniae (Borneo)
Paphiopedilum lowii var. richardianum (Sulawesi)
Paphiopedilum malipoensePaphiopedilum malipoense, described in 1984, is a species of orchid commonly known as the Jade Slipper Orchid. This hemicryptophyte plant starts blooming in the spring time and has one flower per inflorescence. The plant grows in intermediate to cool conditions...
– Jade Slipper Orchid (including P. jackii)
Paphiopedilum mastersianumPaphiopedilum mastersianum is a species of orchid occurring from the Lesser Sunda Islands to Maluku.-External links:*...
(Lesser Sunda Islands to Maluku)
Paphiopedilum mastersianum var. mastersianum (Maluku: Ambon, Buru)
Paphiopedilum mastersianum var. mohrianum (Lesser Sunda Islands: Flores)
Paphiopedilum × mattesii (P. barbatum × P. bullenianum) (Peninsular Malaysia)
Paphiopedilum micranthumPaphiopedilum micranthum, described in 1951, is commonly known as Silver Slipper Orchid or Hard-leaved Pocket Orchid. It blooms during late winter to early summer with one flower per inflorescence...
– Silver Slipper Orchid, Hard-leaved Pocket Orchid
Paphiopedilum niveumPaphiopedilum niveum is a species of orchid occurring from peninsular Thailand to peninsular Malaysia.-External links:*...
(Peninsular Thailand to N Peninsular Malaysia)
Paphiopedilum ooiiPaphiopedilum ooii is named after Michael Ooii a slipper orchid enthusiast from Malaysia. The plant blooms in the spring to early summer with a spike that can reach up to 2 meters and produce up to 17 flowers.-Distribution:...
Paphiopedilum papuanum (New Guinea)
Paphiopedilum parishii (Assam to W Yunnan)
Paphiopedilum × pereirae (P. exul × P. niveum) (Peninsular Thailand)
Paphiopedilum × petchleungianum (P. dianthum × P. villosum) (China: SE Yunnan)
Paphiopedilum philippinensePaphiopedilum philippinense is a species of orchid occurring from the Philippines to northern Borneo.-External links:*...
(Philippines to N Borneo)
Paphiopedilum philippinense var. philippinense (Philippines to N Borneo)
Paphiopedilum philippinense var. roebelenii (Philippines: Luzon)
Paphiopedilum × powellii (P. callosum × P. exul) (Peninsular Thailand)
Paphiopedilum × pradhanii (P. fairrieanum × P. venustum) (E Himalaya)
Paphiopedilum primulinumPaphiopedilum primulinum is a species of orchid endemic to Sumatra .-External links:*...
(Sumatra: S Aceh)
Paphiopedilum primulinum var. primulinum
Paphiopedilum primulinum var. purpurascens
Paphiopedilum purpuratumPaphiopedilum purpuratum is a species of orchid found from southern China to Hainan Island.-External links:*...
(S China to Hainan)
Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. hainanense (Hainan)
Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. purpuratum (China: Yunnan, Hong Kong, Guangdong)
Paphiopedilum randsii (Philippines: N Mindanao)
Paphiopedilum rhizomatosum (Myanmar)
Paphiopedilum rothschildianumPaphiopedilum rothschildianum, described in 1888, is a species of orchid commonly known as the King of the Paphs. It is a large sized clear-leafed plant. It blooms with a tall inflorescence with up to six, large flowers. It is unique in the Corypetalum group by holding its petals almost...
– King of the Paphs
Paphiopedilum saccopetalum (China: SE Guanxi)
Paphiopedilum sanderianumPaphiopedilum sanderianum is a species of orchid endemic to northwestern Borneo .-External links:*...
(NW Borneo: Gunung Mulu)
Paphiopedilum sangiiPaphiopedilum sangii is a species of orchid endemic to northern Sulawesi.-External links:*...
(N Sulawesi)
Paphiopedilum schoseri (Sulawesi to Maluku)
Paphiopedilum × shipwayae (P. dayanum × P. hookerae). (Borneo)
Paphiopedilum × siamense (P. appletonianum × P. callosum) (Thailand)
Paphiopedilum spicerianumPaphiopedilum spicerianum, described in 1888, is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is said to be endemic to Assam but might actually be rather widespread, though nowhere common, between Bhutan and northwestern Myanmar.-References:...
Paphiopedilum × spicerovenustum (P. spiceranum × P. venustum) (Assam)
Paphiopedilum stoneiPaphiopedilum stonei is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo .-External links:*...
(Borneo: Sarawak)
Paphiopedilum stonei var. platyphyllum (Borneo: Sarawak)
Paphiopedilum stonei var. stonei (Borneo: S Sarawak)
Paphiopedilum sugiyamanum (Borneo: Sabah)
Paphiopedilum sukhakuliiPaphiopedilum sukhakulii is a species of orchid endemic to northeastern Thailand.-External links:*...
(NE Thailand)
Paphiopedilum supardii (Borneo: SE Kalimantan)
Paphiopedilum superbiensPaphiopedilum superbiens is a species of orchid endemic to northern and western Sumatra.-External links:*...
(N & W Sumatra)
Paphiopedilum thaianum (Thailand)
Paphiopedilum tigrinumPaphiopedilum tigrinum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to western Yunnan .A distinct form has been named in 2005, initially as a distinct species:...
(including P. smaragdinum)
Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.f.) Stein (N & W Sumatra) (including f. alboviride)
Paphiopedilum tranlienianumPaphiopedilum tranlienianum is a species of orchid endemic to Vietnam.-External links:*...
(Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum tranlienianum f. alboviride (Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum urbanianumPaphiopedilum urbanianum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...
Paphiopedilum usitanum (Philippines)
Paphiopedilum vejvarutianum (Thailand: Kanchanaburi)
Paphiopedilum × venustoinsigne (P. insigne × P. venustum) (Assam)
Paphiopedilum venustumPaphiopedilum venustum is a species of orchid ranging from eastern Nepal to northeastern Bangladesh.-External links:*...
(E Nepal to NE Bangladesh)
Paphiopedilum victoria-mariaePaphiopedilum victoria-mariae is a species of orchid endemic to western Sumatra .-External links:*...
(W Sumatra)
Paphiopedilum victoria-reginaPaphiopedilum victoria-regina is an orchid species endemic to the rainforests of western Sumatra....
(including P. chamberlainianum)
Paphiopedilum × vietenryanum (P. gratrixianum × P. henryanum) (China: Yunnan)
Paphiopedilum vietnamensePaphiopedilum vietnamense is a species of orchid found from Hainan Island to Indochina.-External links:*...
Gruss & Perner (Vietnam)
Paphiopedilum villosumPaphiopedilum villosum is a species of orchid found from Assam to southern China.-External links:*...
(Assam to S China)
Paphiopedilum villosum var. annamense (Yunnan and Guangxi to Indochina)
Paphiopedilum villosum var. boxallii (Myanmar)
Paphiopedilum villosum var. villosum (Assam to Thailand) (including P. densissimum)
Paphiopedilum violascens (N & E New Guinea, Manus Island)
Paphiopedilum wardiiPaphiopedilum wardii is a species of orchid found from southwestern Yunnan to Myanmar.-External links:*...
Summerh. – Rainbow Orchid (SW Yunnan to Myanmar) (including f. alboviride)
Paphiopedilum wardii var. teestaensis (China: SW Yunnan)
Paphiopedilum × wenshanense (P. bellatulum × P. concolor, including P. × conco-bellatulum)
Paphiopedilum wentworthianum (Solomon Islands)
Paphiopedilum wilhelminae (C New Guinea)
See also
- Milo Rambaldi
Milo Giacomo Rambaldi is a fictional person from the American television series Alias. The work of Rambaldi, often centuries ahead of its time and tied to prophecy, plays a central role in the show.According to Alias creator J.J...
for the fictional species "Paphiopedilum khan"
- ×Phragmipaphium, supposed hybrids between Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium
Phragmipedium is a genus of the Orchid family and the only genus comprised in the tribe Phragmipedieae and subtribe Phragmipediinae. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek phragma, which means "division", and pedium, which means "slipper"...
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