Orchidaceae
Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum armeniacum S.C.Chen & F.Y.Liu

First published in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 163 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (W. Yunnan) to N. Myanmar. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Myanmar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Braem, G.J., Baker, C.O. & Baker, M.L. (1998). The Genus Paphiopedilum. Botanical Publishers Inc.
  • Cribb, P. (1998). The Genus Paphiopedilum (2nd Edition). Natural History Publications (Borneo).
  • Hennessy, E.F. & Hedge, T.A. (1989). The Slipper Orchids. Acorn Books.
  • Perner, H. (1999). The bitter sea turns sweet: Paphiopedilum armeniacum in its natural habitat. Orchid Dig. 63(1): 27-30.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Chen, S.C. & Liu, F.Y. Original description of Paphiopedilum armeniacum. 4, (1982).
  • Cribb, P.J. The Genus Paphiopedilum. 437 (Natural History Publications: Borneo, Malaysia, 1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-50130.000 No
Rands, R. China K:SPC-50150.000 No
K:SPC-72739.000 No
Cribb, P. China K:SPC-47921.000 No
China K:SPC-54369.000 No
Luo Yi-bo China K:SPC-70059.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

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  • 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.

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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  • 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/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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