Orchidaceae
Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein

First published in Orchid.-Buch: 476 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Malesia. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Leong, P.K.F. (2014). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia - Cypripedioideae. Malesian Orchid Journal 13: 113-127.

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Lindley, J. Original description of Paphiopedilum lowii. (1892).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Yong, R. [136] Malaysia K000718322 Yes
Borneo K000078080 Type No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-77847.000 No
de Vogel, E.; Cribb, P. [9032] Borneo K:SPC-57596.000 No
[Low] [s.n.] Malaysia K000363757 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collenette, S. [3093] Malaysia K:SPC-45192.000 No
Low, H. [s.n.] K000796339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Yii Puan Ching [1364] Malaysia K:SPC-55761.000 Type No
Indonesia K000078082 Type No
Collenette, S. [3] Malaysia K:SPC-39433.000 No
Collenette, S. K:SPC-29047.611 No
Kenrich, M; Bromwich, W. [s.n.] Borneo K000363756 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-44037.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0