Paphiopedilum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Paphiopedilum']

English: Venus' slipper
azərbaycanca: Pafiopedilum
български: Венерина пантофка
বাংলা: পাফিওপেডিলাম
čeština: střevíčníkovec
Deutsch: Frauenschuhe
español: Sandalias de Venus
eesti: veenuseking
suomi: Venuksenkengät
magyar: Vénuszpapucs
日本語: パフィオペディルム
перем коми: Пафиопедилум
коми: Пафиопедилум
lietuvių: Raibuolė
кырык мары: Пафиопедилум
Nederlands: Venusschoentje
polski: Pafiopedilum
русский: Пафиопедилюм
slovenčina: Črievičkovec
ไทย: รองเท้านารีฝาหอย
удмурт: Пафиопедилум
Tiếng Việt: Chi Lan hài
中文: 兜蘭屬, 兜兰属
中文（中国大陆）: 兜兰属
中文（简体）: 兜兰属
中文（繁體）: 兜蘭屬
中文（香港）: 兜蘭屬
中文（新加坡）: 兜兰属
中文（臺灣）: 兜蘭屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Cypripedioideae • Genus: Paphiopedilum Pfitzer (1886)

Genus Paphiopedilum Pfitzer (1886)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Cordula Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 46. (1838) Menephora Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 46. (1838) Stimegas Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 45. (1838)

109 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 10 May 2022):

P. acmodontum, P. adductum, P. agusii, P. × ailaoshanense, P. anitanum, P. appletonianum, P. areeanum, P. argus, P. armeniacum, P. × aspersum, P. ayubianum, P. barbatum, P. barbigerum, P. bellatulum, P. braemii, P. bullenianum, P. bungebelangi, P. × burbidgei, P. callosum, P. canhii, P. charlesworthii, P. ciliolare, P. coccineum, P. concolor, P. cornuatum, P. × cribbii, P. × cribbii, P. × cribbii, P. × crossianum, P. × dalatense, P. dayanum, P. delenatii, P. × deleonii, P. dianthum, P. × dixlerianum, P. dodyanum, P. druryi, P. emersonii, P. × expansum, P. exul, P. fairrieanum, P. × fanaticum, P. fowliei, P. × frankeanum, P. gigantifolium, P. glanduliferum, P. × glanzii, P. glaucophyllum, P. godefroyae, P. gratrixianum, P. × grussianum, P. hangianum, P. haynaldianum, P. helenae, P. hennisianum, P. henryanum, P. herrmannii, P. hirsutissimum, P. hookerae, P. × huangrongshuanum, P. inamorii, P. insigne, P. intaniae, P. jackii, P. javanicum, P. × kimballianum, P. kolopakingii, P. lawrenceanum, P. × leeanum, P. leucochilum, P. liemianum, P. × littleanum, P. lowii, P. lunatum, P. × lushuiense, P. malipoense, P. mastersianum, P. × mattesii, P. micranthum, P. moquetteanum, P. myanmaricum, P. nataschae, P. × nitens, P. niveum, P. notatisepalum, P. ooii, P. papilio-laoticus, P. papuanum, P. parishii, P. parnatanum, P. × petchleungianum, P. philippinense, P. platyphyllum, P. × polystigmaticum, P. × powellii, P. × pradhanii, P. primulinum, P. purpuratum, P. qingyongii, P. randsii, P. richardianum, P. robinsonianum, P. rohmanii, P. rothschildianum, P. rungsuriyanum, P. sanderianum, P. sangii, P. × sanjiangianum, P. × schlechterianum, P. schoseri, P. × shipwayae, P. × siamense, P. × sinovillosum, P. spicerianum, P. stenolomum, P. stonei, P. sugiyamanum, P. sukhakulii, P. supardii, P. superbiens, P. × tamphianum, P. thaianum, P. tigrinum, P. tonsum, P. tranlienianum, P. trungkienii, P. × undulatum, P. urbanianum, P. vejvarutianum, P. venustum, P. victoria-mariae, P. victoria-regina, P. × vietenryanum, P. vietnamense, P. villosum, P. viniferum, P. violascens, P. wardii, P. wenshanense, P. wentworthianum, P. wilhelminae, P. × wuliangshanicum, P. xichouense, P. × yingjiangense, P. zulhermanianum

Included species (for Tropicos, 10 May 2022):

P. acmodontum, P. adductum, P. aestivum, P. affine, P. amabile, P. ang-thong, P. angustatum, P. angustifolium, P. anitum, P. annamense, P. appletonianum, P. areeanum, P. argus, P. armeniacum, P. barbatum, P. barbigerum, P. bellatulum, P. besseae, P. beyrodtianum, P. bodegomii, P. boissieranum, P. boissierianum, P. bougainvilleanum, P. boxalli, P. braemii, P. brevilabium, P. bullenianum, P. burbidgei, P. burmanicum, P. callosum, P. caracinum, P. caricinum, P. caudatum, P. celebesense, P. celebesensis, P. cerveranum, P. chamberlainianum, P. chaoi, P. charlesworthii, P. chiwuanum, P. ciliolare, P. coccineum, P. concobellatulum, P. concolor, P. cothurnum, P. crossii, P. curtisii, P. czerwiakowianum, P. dayanum, P. delenatii, P. delicatum, P. densissimum, P. dianthum, P. dilectum, P. dollii, P. druryi, P. ecuadorense, P. elliotianum, P. elliottianum, P. emersonii, P. epidendricum, P. esquirolei, P. esquirolii, P. exstaminodium, P. exul, P. fairieanum, P. fairrieanum, P. fowliei, P. frankeanum, P. gardineri, P. gigantifolium, P. glanduliferum, P. glanzeanum, P. glaucophyllum, P. globulosum, P. godefroyae, P. gratrixianum, P. guangdongense, P. hainanense, P. hangianum, P. hartwegii, P. haynaldianum, P. helenae, P. hennisianum, P. henryanum, P. hiepii, P. hilmarii, P. hincksianum, P. hirsutissimum, P. hirtzii, P. hookerae, P. insigne, P. intaniae, P. jackii, P. javanicum, P. johorense, P. johorensis, P. kaieteurum, P. kalinae, P. kimballianum, P. klotzscheanum, P. klotzschianum, P. kolopakingii, P. laevigatum, P. lawrenceanum, P. leucochilum, P. liemianum, P. lindenii, P. lindleyanum, P. linii, P. littleanum, P. longifolium, P. lowii, P. lynniae, P. macfarlanei, P. macranthum, P. malipoense, P. markianum, P. mastersianum, P. micranthum, P. microchilum, P. mirabile, P. mohrianum, P. moquetteanum, P. multifolium, P. nigritum, P. niveum, P. ooii, P. pachyphylla, P. papuanum, P. pardinum, P. parishii, P. parnatanum, P. paulistanum, P. pearcei, P. pereirae, P. petri, P. philippinense, P. platyphyllum, P. potentianum, P. praestans, P. primulinum, P. puberulum, P. purpurascens, P. purpuratum, P. randsii, P. reticulatum, P. rhizomatosum, P. richardianum, P. robinsonianum, P. robinsonii, P. roebbelenii, P. roebelenii, P. roezlii, P. rothschildianum, P. saccopetalum, P. sanderanum, P. sanderianum, P. sangii, P. sargentianum, P. schlimii, P. schoseri, P. shipwayae, P. siamense, P. singchii, P. sinicum, P. smaragdinum, P. socco, P. spicerianum, P. sriwaniae, P. stonei, P. striatum, P. sublaeve, P. sugiyamanum, P. sukhakulii, P. supardii, P. superbiens, P. thaianum, P. tigrinum, P. tonsum, P. topperi, P. tortipetalum, P. tranlienianum, P. tridentatum, P. urbanianum, P. usitanum, P. veitchianum, P. vejvarutianum, P. venustum, P. victoria-mariae, P. victoria-regina, P. vietnamense, P. villosum, P. viniferum, P. violascens, P. virens, P. vittatum, P. volonteanum, P. wallisii, P. wardii, P. warscewiczii, P. warszewiczianum, P. wenshanense, P. wentworthianum, P. wilhelminiae, P. wolterianum, P. xerophyticum, P. xichouense, P. zieckianum, P. × affine, P. × ang-thong, P. × annamense, P. × areeanum, P. × ashburtoniae, P. × aspersum, P. × beyrodtianum, P. × burbidgei, P. × cribbii, P. × dalatense, P. × dixlerianum, P. × expansum, P. × fanaticum, P. × frankeanum, P. × glanzii, P. × grussianum, P. × herrmannii, P. × holdenii, P. × kimballianum, P. × littleanum, P. × mattesii, P. × pereirae, P. × petchleungianum, P. × powellii, P. × pradhanii, P. × sedeni, P. × shipwayae, P. × siamense, P. × spicero-venustum, P. × venusto-insigne, P. × vietenryanum, P. × yingjiangense
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall. ex Lindl.) Pfitzer (1888)

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Paphiopedilum emersonii
Paphiopedilum exul

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Paphiopedilum fairrieanum
Paphiopedilum fowliei

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Paphiopedilum insigne
Type species

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Paphiopedilum jackii
Paphiopedilum javanicum

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Paphiopedilum kolopakingii

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Paphiopedilum niveum

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Paphiopedilum robinsonianum
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum

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Paphiopedilum urbanianum

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Paphiopedilum wardii
Paphiopedilum wenshanense

33 Nothospecies

Paphiopedilum × fanaticum
Paphiopedilum × herrmannii

See also: Unidentified Paphiopedilum.

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal.
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Paphiopedilum.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum

Genus Paphiopedilum Pfitzer (1886)

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