Paphiopedilum venustum

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 var. pardinum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum venustum var. rubrum Pradhan; Paphiopedilum venustum var. teestaensis Pradhan; Stimegas venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Raf.);

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Lady’s slipper from Arunachal_RKC02_180811: 2 images.

Paphiopedilum venustum for you.

Family: Orchidaceae

Loc.: Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh (growing at BSI Botanical Garden)

Date: July, 2007

Wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing these pictures. I would love to see a shot of flower from the side, if you have one.

ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer:

Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19:165 (1888).

Synonyms:
Cypripedium venustum Wall. ex Sims, Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2129 (1820).
Stimegas venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 46 (1838).
Cordula venusta (Wall. ex Sims) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912).
Cypripedium pardinum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 554 (1869).
Cypripedium venustum var. measuresianum auct., Gard. Chron., III, 14: 756 (1893).
Paphiopedilum pardinum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 40 (1894).
Paphiopedilum venustum var. pardinum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 50(12): 82 (1903).
Paphiopedilum venustum var. bhutanensis Pradhan, Indian Orchids: Guide Identif. & Cult. 2: 675 (1979).
Paphiopedilum venustum var. rubrum Pradhan, Indian Orchids: Guide Identif. & Cult. 2: 675 (1979).
Paphiopedilum venustum var. teestaensis Pradhan, Indian Orchids: Guide Identif. & Cult. 2: 675 (1979).
Paphiopedilum venustum f. measuresianum (auct.) Braem, Orchidées Cult. Protect. 36: 35 (1998).
Paphiopedilum venustum f. pardinum (Rchb.f.) Braem in G.J.Braem, C.O.Baker & M.L.Baker, Gen. Paphiopedilum Nat. Hist. Cult. 2: 274 (1999).

Family: ORCHIDACEAE
Distribution: E. Nepal to NE. Bangladesh and S. Tibet
Current Location: Gangtok, Sikkim during National Orchid Conference.
Note: This plant is again protected under Wildlife Protection Act of India and hence this should not be collected or sold in market.

ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer from Sikkim :

Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19:165 (1888).

How beautiful orchids are………………. God has devoted much time to create them..

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Orchid for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 130712 : AK-3: Again at the Flower Show, Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai on 23/2/12

This is Lady Slipper Orchid?

This species is Paphiopedilum. All Paphiopedilum’s are known as ladys slipper. I think it is a hybrid of Paphiopedilum venustum (Wallich ex Sims) Pfitzer. I am sending you a photo of wild Paphiopedilum venustum
(Wallich ex Sims) Pfitzer from Maghalaya which is flowering in my home garden.

This is strange but close to Paphiopedilum venustum. There are many hybrids of Paphiopedilums too. Somehow it doesnt fit into normal venustum. But leaves and pattern on flower matches.