Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 .
Cypripedioideae includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. [1] They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labella ) of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode , behind which they collect or deposit pollinia , thus fertilizing ...
Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae). They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere , including most of Europe and Africa ( Algeria [ 2 ] ) (one species), Russia , China , Central Asia , Canada ...
Paphiopedilum concolor is a small terrestrial orchid first described in 1865 as Cypripedium concolor. It has dark green and grey-green mottled leaves, up to 150 by 40 mm (6 by 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). Paphiopedilum concolor is native to southern China ( Yunnan , Guizhou , Guangxi ), Myanmar ( Burma ), Thailand and Southern and Central Vietnam , usually ...
Paphiopedilum insigne is an Asian species of slipper orchid and the type species of the genus Paphiopedilum. Its name is derived from the Latin insigne, meaning 'badge of honor' due to the magnificent flower. In the 19th century it was very popular among European and American orchid growers, causing it to become very rare in the wild due to ...
Paphiopedilum sanderianum is a rare species of orchid endemic to northwestern Borneo (Gunung Mulu).First discovered in 1885 by F. Sander's collector, J. Foerstermann, the orchid became renowned for the remarkable length of its petals, which can measure over 1 meter long.
Paphiopedilum villosum is a species of orchid found Assam, southern China and the Myanmar states of Kachin, Kayar, Shan and the Upper Sagaing region. The population is declining across its range and the species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN due to habitat degradation and poaching for the global plant trade.
Paphiopedilum superbiens var. curtisii (Rchb.f.) Braem Paphiopedilum superbiens var. sanderae (Curtis) Braem Paphiopedilum superbiens is a species of orchid endemic to northern and western Sumatra .