Paphiopedilum subg. Polyantha

Paphiopedilum subg. Polyantha
Paphiopedilum lowii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Paphiopedilum
Subgenus: Paphiopedilum subg. Polyantha
(Pfitzer) Brieger (1971)
Type species
Paphiopedilum lowii
Species

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Paphiopedilum subgenus Polyantha is a subgenus of the genus Paphiopedilum.[1][2] Species in this section have more than one flower per inflorescence.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from western China down to Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Species

Paphiopedilum subgenus Polyantha comprises the following species:[2]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Paphiopedilum adductum Asher 1983 Philippines (Bokidnon and Mindanao) 1,200–1,300 metres (3,900–4,300 ft)
Paphiopedilum dianthum Tang & Wang 1940 China(Yunnan, Guangxi), North Vietnam 460–1,060 metres (1,510–3,480 ft)
Paphiopedilum gigantifolium Braem, Baker & Baker 1997 southern Sulawesi 0–980 metres (0–3,215 ft)
Paphiopedilum glanduliferum (Blume) Pfitzer 1895 Irian Jaya Coast, Northwestern New Guinea, and Indonesia 0–1,700 metres (0–5,577 ft)
Paphiopedilum haynaldianum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 Philippines(Negros and Luzon ) 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft)
Paphiopedilum intaniae Cavestro 2000 Indonesia (Sulawesi) ) 700–1,070 metres (2,300–3,510 ft)
Paphiopedilum kolopakingii Fowlie 1984 Borneo (Kalimantan) 550–1,000 metres (1,800–3,280 ft)
Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1895 Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Indonesia 200–1,700 metres (660–5,580 ft)
Paphiopedilum ooii Koop. 1999 Malaysia (Sabah) 1,050 metres (3,440 ft)
Paphiopedilum parishii [Rchb.f] Stein 1894 northern Thailand, Myanmar, and China (Yunnan) 1,000–1,400 metres (3,300–4,600 ft)
Paphiopedilum philippinense [Rchb.f]Stein 1892 Borneo, Guimaras Island, Philippines (Negros, Augusan, Surigao del Norte, Mindinao, and Palawan) 0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft)
Paphiopedilum platyphyllum Yukawa ex Gruss 2001 Malaysia (Bukit Kana) 800 metres (2,600 ft)
Paphiopedilum randsii Fowlie 1969 Philippines (Angusan) 460–500 metres (1,510–1,640 ft)
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 Borneo (Sabah) 460–850 metres (1,510–2,790 ft)
Paphiopedilum sanderianum (Rchb.f.) Stein 1892 northwestern Borneo (Gunung Mulu) 100–500 metres (330–1,640 ft)
Paphiopedilum stonei (Hook.f.) Pfitzer 1895 Borneo (Sarawak) 61–820 metres (200–2,690 ft)
Paphiopedilum supardii Braem & Lob 1985 Borneo (Balikpapan and Kalimantan) 550–880 metres (1,800–2,890 ft)
Paphiopedilum wilhelminae L.O.Williams 1942 Indonesia (Irian Jaya) 61–820 metres (200–2,690 ft)

References

  1. ^ Cribb, Phillip J.; Averyanov, L; Loc, P; Hiep, N (2003). Slipper Orchids of Vietnam. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881925920.
  2. ^ a b Cribb, Phillip J. (1987). The Genus Paphiopedilum. London: RBG, Kew & Collingridge. ISBN 9789838120234.


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