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Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum, often called the Venus slipper, is a genus of the lady slipper orchid subfamily Cypripedioideae of the flowering plant family Orchidaceae. The genus comprises some 80 accepted taxa including several natural hybrids. The genus is native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, New Guinea and the Solomon and Bismarck Islands. The type species of this genus is Paphiopedilum insigne.
33 branches of this group, most-observed first
Paphiopedilum × nitens
hybridPaphiopedilum × nitens
Paphiopedilum villosum
complexPaphiopedilum villosum
Splendid Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum insigne
Spicer's Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum spicerianum
Shaggy Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum hirsutissimum
Beard Carrying Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum barbigerum
Henry's Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum henryanum
Fairrie's Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum fairrieanum
Ellen's Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum helenae
Charlesworth Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum charlesworthii
Paphiopedilum × leeanum
hybridPaphiopedilum × leeanum
Tran's Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum tranlienianum
Drury’s Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum druryi
Excluded Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum exul
Vejvarut Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum vejvarutianum
Paphiopedilum coccineum
speciesPaphiopedilum coccineum
Paphiopedilum herrmannii
speciesPaphiopedilum herrmannii
Tiger Striped Paphiopedilum
speciesPaphiopedilum tigrinum
Paphiopedilum areeanum
speciesPaphiopedilum areeanum
Paphiopedilum stenolomum
speciesPaphiopedilum stenolomum
Paphiopedilum notatisepalum
speciesPaphiopedilum notatisepalum
Paphiopedilum papilio-laoticus
speciesPaphiopedilum papilio-laoticus
Paphiopedilum × lushuiense
hybridPaphiopedilum × lushuiense
Paphiopedilum × sinovillosum
hybridPaphiopedilum × sinovillosum
Paphiopedilum × undulatum
hybridPaphiopedilum × undulatum
Paphiopedilum × vietenryanum
hybridPaphiopedilum × vietenryanum
Paphiopedilum × wuliangshanicum
hybridPaphiopedilum × wuliangshanicum
Paphiopedilum × aspersum
hybridPaphiopedilum × aspersum
Paphiopedilum × cribbii
hybridPaphiopedilum × cribbii
Paphiopedilum × grussianum
hybridPaphiopedilum × grussianum
Paphiopedilum × ailaoshanense
hybridPaphiopedilum × ailaoshanense
Paphiopedilum × mittrachianum
hybridPaphiopedilum × mittrachianum
Paphiopedilum sallieri
speciesPaphiopedilum sallieri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 882545.