Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Paphiopedilum > Paphiopedilum dianthum

Paphiopedilum dianthum (Slipper Orchid)

Synonyms: Paphiopedilum aranianum; Paphiopedilum dianthum f. album; Paphiopedilum parishii dianthum; Paphiopedilum parishii var. dianthum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Paphiopedilum dianthum is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, Laos, and Vietnam. It is known commonly as the double flowered paphiopedilum. This species grows on limestone in forest habitat. It produces 4 to 6 green leathery leaves. It bears 1 to 5 flowers at the top of an erect or arching stalk up to 80 centimeters long. The flower is up to 10 centimeters wide. The dorsal sepal is white with green veining and the synsepal is greenish to yellow-green with green veining. The striped greenish or brownish lateral petals are long and twisted with hairy warts. The lip is helmet-shaped.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Paphiopedilum dianthum

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0