Paphiopedilum
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The paphiopedilums – often abbreviated Paph and colloquially known as paphs in horticulture
– are flowering plant
s in the orchid family
(Orchidaceae). It contains about 80 accepted species
nowadays, some of which are natural hybrids. These slipper orchids are native to South China
, India
, Southeast Asia
and the Pacific Islands
, and form their own subtribe, the Paphiopedilinae.
Paphiopedilum species naturally occur among humus layers as terrestrial
s on the forest floor, while a few are true epiphyte
s and some are lithophyte
s. These sympodial
orchids lack pseudobulb
s. Instead, they grow robust shoot
s, each with several leaves
; 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 raceme
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 Cypripedium
, Mexipedium, Phragmipedium
and Selenipedium
, 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 labellum
of the flower. The pouch traps insects seeking nectar, and to leave again they have to climb up past the staminode
, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia
.
in London
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 humidity
(50-70%), moderate temperatures ranging from 13 to 35 degrees Celsius
and low light of 12,000 to 20,000 lux
. Modern hybrids are typically easier to grow in artificial conditions than their parent species.
The genus name Paphiopedilum was established by Ernst Hugo Heinrich Pfitzer in 1886; it is derived from Paphos
(a city on Cyprus
) and Ancient Greek
pedilon "slipper
". Ironically, no paphiopedilum occurs on Cyprus – at least not as the genus is understood today. But it was long mixed up with its Holarctic
relative Cypripedium, which indeed grows in the Mediterranean region. Paphiopedilum was finally decided to be a valid taxon
in 1959, but its use has become restricted to eastern Asian species in our time.
. Some notable species and their natural hybrids are listed here, together with some assorted varieties and form
s:
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including 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 breeding and genetic...
– are flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the orchid family
Family (biology)
In 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. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Orchidaceae). It contains about 80 accepted species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
nowadays, some of which are natural hybrids. These slipper orchids are native to South China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, India
India
India , 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 with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
and the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are also sometimes collectively called Oceania, although Oceania is sometimes defined as also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago....
, and form their own subtribe, the Paphiopedilinae.
Description
Terrestrial plant
A 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 epiphyte
Epiphyte
An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object , derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone and in the...
s and some are lithophyte
Lithophyte
Lithophytes 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 sympodial
Sympodial
Sympodial 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 pseudobulb
Pseudobulb
The 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 shoot
Shoot
Shoots are new plant growth, they can include stems, flowering stems with flower buds, and leaves. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop...
s, each with several leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
; 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 raceme
Raceme
A 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 Cypripedium
Cypripedium
Cypripedium is a genus of 47 species of lady's-slipper orchids native to temperate and colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere.Some grow in the tundra in Alaska and Siberia, which is an unusually cold habitat for orchids. They can withstand extreme cold, growing under the snow and blooming when...
, Mexipedium, Phragmipedium
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" . It is abbreviated 'Phrag' in trade journals...
and Selenipedium
Selenipedium
Selenipedium 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 labellum
Labellum
Labellum is the Latin diminutive of labium, meaning lip. These are anatomical terms used descriptively in biology, for example in Entomology and botany.-Botany:...
of the flower. The pouch traps insects seeking nectar, and to leave again they have to climb up past the staminode
Staminode
In 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 pollinia
Pollinium
Pollinium, 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 SocietyRoyal Horticultural Society
The 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...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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 humidity
Humidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
(50-70%), moderate temperatures ranging from 13 to 35 degrees Celsius
Celsius
Celsius is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It 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 lux
Lux
The lux is the SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is used in photometry as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by the human eye, of light that hits or passes through a surface...
. Modern hybrids are typically easier to grow in artificial conditions than their parent species.
Taxonomy and systematics
Paphos
Paphos , sometimes referred to as Pafos, is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. The currently inhabited city is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about west of the...
(a city on Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
) and Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
pedilon "slipper
Slipper
A slipper or houseshoe is a semi-closed type of indoor/outdoor shoe, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by a strap running over the toes or instep. Slippers are soft and lightweight compared to other types of footwear. They are mostly made of soft or comforting materials that allow a...
". Ironically, no paphiopedilum occurs on Cyprus – at least not as the genus is understood today. But it was long mixed up with its Holarctic
Holarctic
The 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 taxon
Taxon
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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
- Section 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
- Section Spathopetalum
- Subgenus Cochlopetalum
Selected species
There are more than 550 taxa in this genus, including some 80 valid speciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. Some notable species and their natural hybrids are listed here, together with some assorted varieties and form
Form (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, a form is one of the "secondary" taxonomic ranks, below that of variety, which in turn is below that of species; it is an infraspecific taxon...
s:
- Paphiopedilum acmodontumPaphiopedilum acmodontumPaphiopedilum acmodontum is a species of plants in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:...
(Philippines) - Paphiopedilum adductumPaphiopedilum adductumPaphiopedilum 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 appletonianumPaphiopedilum appletonianumPaphiopedilum 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 argusPaphiopedilum argusPaphiopedilum argus is a species of orchid endemic to Luzon Island of the Philippines. The name is a reference to the Greek god Argus, who had one hundred eyes, like the spots on the petals. The flower size goes up to 4" . It is commonly found on limestone in altitudes 600 to 2000 feet high....
(Philippines: Luzon) - Paphiopedilum armeniacumPaphiopedilum armeniacumPaphiopedilum 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 armeniacum fma. markii
- Paphiopedilum barbatum – Penang Slipper Orchid (Peninsular Thailand to Sumatra)
- Paphiopedilum barbigerumPaphiopedilum barbigerumPaphiopedilum 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 bellatulumPaphiopedilum bellatulumPaphiopedilum 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....
– 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 bullenianumPaphiopedilum bellatulum is a species of orchid native to Malesia....
(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 callosumPaphiopedilum callosum is a species of orchid found from Indochina to northwestern Peninsular Malaysia....
(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 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 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 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 dayanumPaphiopedilum dayanum is a species of orchid endemic to Mount Kinabalu on Borneo....
(Borneo) - Paphiopedilum delenatiiPaphiopedilum 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 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 druryiPaphiopedilum druryi is a species of orchid endemic to the Tranvancore Hills of southern India. It is the only southern Indian orchid species in the genus.-External links:* http://www.archive.org/stream/lillustrationhor24lema#page/12/mode/1up...
(S India) - Paphiopedilum emersoniiPaphiopedilum 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 exulPaphiopedilum exul is a species of orchid endemic to peninsular Thailand....
(Peninsular Thailand) - Paphiopedilum fairrieanumPaphiopedilum fairrieanumPaphiopedilum fairrieanum is a species of orchid occurring from the eastern Himalaya to Assam....
(E Himalaya to Assam) - Paphiopedilum × fanaticum (P. malipoense × P. micranthum) (S China)
- Paphiopedilum fowlieiPaphiopedilum 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 glanduliferumPaphiopedilum glanduliferum is a species of orchid endemic to northwestern New Guinea....
(NW New Guinea) - Paphiopedilum glaucophyllumPaphiopedilum glaucophyllumPaphiopedilum glaucophyllum, common name The Shiney Green Leaf Paphiopedilum or Tropical Ladys-Slipper, is a species of flowering plants in the genus Paphiopedilum belonging to the Orchidaceae family.-Description:...
- Paphiopedilum godefroyaePaphiopedilum godefroyaePaphiopedilum godefroyae is a species of orchid endemic to peninsular Thailand....
(Peninsular Thailand) - Paphiopedilum gratrixianumPaphiopedilum 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 haynaldianumPaphiopedilum haynaldianum is a species of orchid endemic to the islands of Negros and Luzon of the Philippines....
(Philippines: Luzon, Negros) - Paphiopedilum helenaePaphiopedilum helenaePaphiopedilum helenae is a species of orchid endemic to Cao Bang Province of Vietnam....
Aver. (N Vietnam: Cao Bang Province) (includes P. delicatum) - Paphiopedilum hennisianumPaphiopedilum hennisianumPaphiopedilum hennisianum is a species of orchid endemic to central Philippines....
(C Philippines) - Paphiopedilum henryanumPaphiopedilum henryanumPaphiopedilum henryanum is a species of orchid ranging from southeastern Yunnan and Guangxi to northern Vietnam....
(SE Yunnan, Guangxi to N Vietnam) - Paphiopedilum × herrmannii (P. helenae × P. hirsutissimum var. esquirolei) (Vietnam)
- Paphiopedilum hirsutissimumPaphiopedilum hirsutissimumPaphiopedilum hirsutissimum is a species of orchid ranging from Assam to southern China....
(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 hookeraePaphiopedilum hookerae is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo....
(Borneo)- Paphiopedilum hookerae var. hookerae (Borneo: Sarawak, W. Kalimantan)
- Paphiopedilum hookerae var. volonteanum (Borneo: Sabah)
- Paphiopedilum insignePaphiopedilum 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....
(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 kolopakingiiPaphiopedilum kolopakingii is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo . Named after A. Kolopaking.-References:...
(Borneo: C Kalimantan) - Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum (Borneo - Sarawak, Sabah)
- Paphiopedilum liemianumPaphiopedilum liemianumPaphiopedilum liemianum is a species of orchid endemic to northern Sumatra ....
(N. Sumatra) - Paphiopedilum × littleanum (P. dayanum × P. lawrenceanum) (Borneo)
- Paphiopedilum lowiiPaphiopedilum 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 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 mastersianumPaphiopedilum mastersianum is a species of orchid occurring from the Lesser Sunda Islands to Maluku....
(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 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 micranthum var. eburneum
- Paphiopedilum micranthum var. glanzeanum (Albinistic form)
- Paphiopedilum niveumPaphiopedilum niveumPaphiopedilum niveum is a species of orchid occurring from peninsular Thailand to peninsular Malaysia....
(Peninsular Thailand to N Peninsular Malaysia) - Paphiopedilum ooiiPaphiopedilum ooiiPaphiopedilum ooii is named after Michael Ooi 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 philippinensePaphiopedilum philippinense is a species of orchid occurring from the Philippines to northern Borneo....
(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 primulinumPaphiopedilum primulinum is a species of orchid endemic to Sumatra ....
(Sumatra: S Aceh)- Paphiopedilum primulinum var. primulinum
- Paphiopedilum primulinum var. purpurascens
- Paphiopedilum purpuratumPaphiopedilum purpuratumPaphiopedilum purpuratum is a species of orchid found from southern China to Hainan Island....
(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 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 sanderianumPaphiopedilum sanderianum is a species of orchid endemic to northwestern Borneo ....
(NW Borneo: Gunung Mulu) - Paphiopedilum sangiiPaphiopedilum sangiiPaphiopedilum sangii is a species of orchid endemic to northern Sulawesi....
(N Sulawesi) - Paphiopedilum schoseri (Sulawesi to Maluku)
- Paphiopedilum × shipwayae (P. dayanum × P. hookerae). (Borneo)
- Paphiopedilum × siamense (P. appletonianum × P. callosum) (Thailand)
- Paphiopedilum spicerianumPaphiopedilum 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 stoneiPaphiopedilum stonei is a species of orchid, endemic to Borneo ....
(Borneo: Sarawak)- Paphiopedilum stonei var. platyphyllum (Borneo: Sarawak)
- Paphiopedilum stonei var. stonei (Borneo: S Sarawak)
- Paphiopedilum sugiyamanum (Borneo: Sabah)
- Paphiopedilum sukhakuliiPaphiopedilum sukhakuliiPaphiopedilum sukhakulii is a species of orchid endemic to northeastern Thailand....
(NE Thailand) - Paphiopedilum supardii (Borneo: SE Kalimantan)
- Paphiopedilum superbiensPaphiopedilum superbiensPaphiopedilum superbiens is a species of orchid endemic to northern and western Sumatra....
(N & W Sumatra) - Paphiopedilum thaianum (Thailand)
- Paphiopedilum tigrinumPaphiopedilum 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 tranlienianumPaphiopedilum tranlienianum is a species of orchid endemic to Vietnam.-External links:*...
(Vietnam)- Paphiopedilum tranlienianum f. alboviride (Vietnam)
- Paphiopedilum urbanianumPaphiopedilum 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 venustumPaphiopedilum venustum is a species of orchid ranging from eastern Nepal to northeastern Bangladesh....
(E Nepal to NE Bangladesh) - Paphiopedilum victoria-mariaePaphiopedilum victoria-mariaePaphiopedilum victoria-mariae is a species of orchid endemic to western Sumatra ....
(W Sumatra) - Paphiopedilum victoria-reginaPaphiopedilum 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 vietnamensePaphiopedilum vietnamense is a species of orchid found from Hainan Island to Indochina....
Gruss & Perner (Vietnam) - Paphiopedilum villosumPaphiopedilum villosumPaphiopedilum villosum is a species of orchid found from Assam to southern China....
(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 wardiiPaphiopedilum wardii is a species of orchid found from southwestern Yunnan to Myanmar....
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 RambaldiMilo RambaldiMilo 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 PhragmipediumPhragmipediumPhragmipedium 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" . It is abbreviated 'Phrag' in trade journals...
External links
- Paphiopedilum Orchids
- Orchid Picture Gallery
- Paphiopedilum Photo Gallery from "SlipperOrchids.info"
- Paphiopedilum at Orchids Wiki a online Orchid Encyclopedia