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June 2025

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Paphiopedilum niveum (Rchb.f.) Stein

This species name was first published in Orchid.-Buch : 478 (1892)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000264131.

Synonyms of Paphiopedilum niveum (Rchb.f.) Stein

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Paphiopedilum niveum f. album (Anon.) O.Gruss Caesiana 12: 63 (1999) wfo-0000264132
Paphiopedilum pereirae (Ridl.) P.Taylor Orchid Rev. 84: 219 (1976) wfo-0000264142
Cordula nivea (Rchb.f.) Rolfe Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912) wfo-0000924477
Cypripedium niveum Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. 1869: 1038 (1869) wfo-0000935553
Cypripedium niveum var. album auct. Gard. Chron. 1891: 755 1891 wfo-0000935554
Cypripedium pereirae Ridl. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 55: 326 (1914) wfo-0000935597
Paphiopedilum pereirae (Ridl.) Schltr. Orchis 8: 84 (1914) wfo-1200010960
Cypripedium niveum var. album Anon. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 9: 755 (1891) wfo-1200065719