Orchidaceae
Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum villosum (Lindl.) Stein

First published in Orchid.-Buch: 490 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to S. China and Indo-China. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

East Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L. (2008). The orchids of Vietnam illustrated survey part 1 Subfamilies Apostasioideae, Cyprioedioideae and Spiranthoideae. Turczaninowia 11(1): 5-168.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Koopowitz, H. (2012). An updated, annotated checklist of the genus Paphiopedilum. Orchid Digest 76: 178-215.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Manilal, K.S. & Kumar, C.S. (eds.) (2004). Orchid Memories A tribute to Gunnar Seidenfaden: 1-265. Mentor Books, Calicut.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ., Kurzwell, H., Suddee, S. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). Flora of Thailand 12(1): 1-302. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Averyanov, L.V. Three new slipper orchids from Vietnam. Komarovia 2, 17-18 (2002).
  • Lindley, J. Original description of Paphiopedilum villosum. (1892).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 5, 1984 Kerr, A.F.G. [0776] Thailand K000595638 Yes
Jan 5, 1984 Kerr, A.F.G. [0776] Thailand K000595637 Yes
Dec 1, 1975 Kerr, A.F.G. [412] Thailand K000595636 Yes
Wood, H.W. Laos K:SPC-39069.000 No
Benzinger, H. Thailand K:SPC-58730.000 No
Lobb [179] Burma K000363766 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000363767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Benzinger, H. Thailand K:SPC-58873.000 No
Grell, E. [439] Burma K:SPC-57241.000 No
Du Puy, D. [475] Thailand K:SPC-47833.000 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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