Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe

First published in Orchid Rev. 4: 364 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SW. Guangxi) to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Gower, W.H. Original description of Paphiopedilum appletonianum. 4, (1896).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
14365.000 No
19482.000 No
19484.000 No
19485.000 No
20344.000 No
33189.000 No
45152.000 No
Thailand 45445.000 No
Thailand 45496.000 No
Thailand 45537.000 No
Thailand 45540.000 No
Wood, M.W. [761031-6], Thailand 47836.000 No
Thailand 47920.000 No
5794.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000078059 holotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000078060 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

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