Category: Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 476 1892. (Syn: Cordula lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe; Cypripedium lowii Lindl.; Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Pfitzer);           ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein: Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 476 (1892).Synonyms:Cypripedium lowii Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1847: 765 (1847).Cordula lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912). […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 1888. (Syn: Cordula spiceriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f.; Paphiopedilum spicerianum f. immaculatum Braem);     ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer: Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 (1888). Synonym:Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. […]

IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)Paphiopedilum fairrieanum (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 467 1892. (Syn: Cordula fairrieana (Lindl.) Rolfe; Cypripedium assamicum Linden ex K.Koch & Fintelm.; Cypripedium fairrieanum Lindl.; Paphiopedilum fairrieanum var. bohlmannianum Mato; Paphiopedilum fairrieanum f. bohlmannianum (Mato) Braem; Paphiopedilum fairrieanum var. giganteum Pradhan; Paphiopedilum fairrieanum var. nigrescens Pradhan);       PAPHIOPEDILUM FAIRIEANUM:   In 2002 […]

Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 481 1892. (Syn: Cordula purpurata (Lindl.) Rolfe; Cypripedium purpuratum Lindl.; Cypripedium sinicum Hance ex Rchb.f.; Menephora bicolor Raf.; Paphiopedilum aestivum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang; Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. hainanense F.Y.Liu & Perner; Paphiopedilum sinicum (Hance ex Rchb.f.) Stein);  Distribution: China, Hong Kong, Vietnam   Live from field: […]

Paphiopedilum armeniacum S.C.Chen & F.Y.Liu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 163 1982. (Syn: Paphiopedilum armeniacum f. markii (O.Gruss) Braem; Paphiopedilum armeniacum var. markii O.Gruss; Paphiopedilum armeniacum var. parviflorum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang; Paphiopedilum armeniacum var. undulatum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang);           ORCHIDACEAE: Paphiopedilum armeniacum S.C.Chen & F.Y.Liu from Hong Kong: Paphiopedilum armeniacum […]

Paphiopedilum micranthum Tang & F.T.Wang,  Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 56 1951. (Syn: Paphiopedilum globulosum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen; Paphiopedilum micranthum var. alboflavum Braem; Paphiopedilum micranthum f. alboflavum (Braem) Braem; Paphiopedilum micranthum subsp. eburneum Fowlie; Paphiopedilum micranthum f. glanzeanum (O.Gruss & Roeth) O.Gruss & Roeth; Paphiopedilum micranthum var. glanzeanum O.Gruss & Roeth; Paphiopedilum micranthum var. oblatum Z.J.Liu & […]

Paphiopedilum callosum (Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 457 1892. (Syn: Cordula callosa (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium callosum Rchb.f.; Paphiopedilum callosum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer;       Cypripedium schmidtianum Kraenzl.; Paphiopedilum callosum var. angustipetalum Guillaumin; Paphiopedilum callosum var. schmidtianum (Kraenzl.) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum callosum var. viniferum (Koop. & N.Haseg.) Cavestro; Paphiopedilum callosum var. viniferum (Koop. & N.Haseg.) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Paphiopedilum crossii f. […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 165 1888. (Syn: Cordula venusta (Wall. ex Sims) Rolfe; Cypripedium pardinum Rchb.f.; Cypripedium venustum Wall. ex Sims .; Paphiopedilum pardinum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum venustum var. bhutanensis Pradhan;  Paphiopedilum venustum f. measuresianum (auct.) Braem; Paphiopedilum venustum f. pardinum (Rchb.f.) Braem; Paphiopedilum venustum […]

    LADY’S SLIPPER: Those of you who love orchids, must be familiar with Lady’s Slipper (Common name of an orchid ). here are different variety of this orchid. One such variety grows in the wild in Arunachal Pradesh. In 2002, one research scholar of Defence Research Laboratory, presented me with a sapling of a Lady’s […]

Paphipedilum villosum hybrid ?; . Lady’s slipper orchid; . Lady’s slipper orchids – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Paphiopedilum villosum (Lindl.) Stein : 6 posts by 2 authors. 4 images- 6 to 7 mb each. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 27 November 2019  Elevation: 1350m. Habitat: Cultivated I am not sure if this is not […]

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall. ex Lindl.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 159 1888. (Syn: Cordula insignis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Raf.; Cypripedium chantinii auct.; Cypripedium insigne Wall. ex Lindl. ..; Cypripedium maulei auct.; Paphiopedilum insigne f. sanderae (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & Roeth; Paphiopedilum insigne f. sanderianum (Rolfe) O.Gruss & Roeth; Paphiopedilum macfarlanei F.G.Mey.); […]

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lindl. ex Hook.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 470 1892. (Syn: Cordula esquirolei (Schltr.) Hu; Cordula hirsutissima (Lindl. ex Hook.) Rolfe; Cypripedium hirsutissimum Lindl. ex Hook.; Paphiopedilum chiwuanum Tang & F.T.Wang; Paphiopedilum esquirolei Schltr.; Paphiopedilum esquirolei var. chiwuanum (Tang & F.T.Wang) Braem & Chiron; Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. chiwuanum (Tang & […]