Paphiopedilum Pfitzer

First published in Morph. Stud. Orchideenbl.: 11 (1886), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. China to Tropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Leong, K.F. (2013). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia - Cypripedioideae. Malesian Orchid Journal 12: 117-131.

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Cribb, P. Paphiopedilum. Renziana 1, 10 (2011).
  • Pfitzer, E.H.H. Original description of Paphiopedilum. (1886).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
20369.000 No
22231.000 No
27461.006 No
27461.025 No
53915.000 No
62783.000 No
Vietnam 70874.000 No
Vietnam 71298.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] 76723.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] 77794.000 No

Sources

  • Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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