WFO logo

Snapshots of the taxonomy
WFO Logo

As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

Previous Previous classification

genus

Paphiopedilum Pfitzer

This genus name was first published in Morph. Stud. Orchideenbl. : 11 (1886)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000027919.

Statistics

${ isRankTypeStat ? 'Rank' : 'Status'}Total%
◼︎ ${ stat.label } ${ formatNumber(stat.value) }${ percentage(stat.value) }%
Total${formatNumber(currentTotalValues)}

Choose statistic to display:

Synonyms of Paphiopedilum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cordula Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 46 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009278
Menephora Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 46 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023720
Stimegas Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 45 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036724

Species in Paphiopedilum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Paphiopedilum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum annamense Guillaumin Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 558 (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000263893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum ashburtoniae (Rchb.f.) Stein Orchid.-Buch : 454 (1892) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000806294
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum ayubianum (O.Gruss & Roeth) Koop. ex Koop. & O.Gruss OrchideenJ. 29(2): 76. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum barbato-charlesworthii hort. Orchid Rev. 7(74): 48. 1899 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356393
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum barbatocharlesworthii Anon. Orchid Rev. 7: 48 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000037695
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum barbigerum var. lannaense (Tongkham, Pumikong, Potapohn & Bundithya) Schuit. OrchideenJ. 29(2): 80. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008646
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum beyrodtianum Guillaumin Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 557 (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001223177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum bodegomii hort. Not listed in IK. — wfo-0001088142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum var. album Schoser Orchidee (Hamburg) 22(4): 144, without type. 1971 [Aug 1971] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum callosobarbatum Anon. Orchid Rev. 7: 48 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000054310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum callosobarbatum hort. Orchid Rev. 7(74): 48. 1899 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356391
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum callosum f. viridiflorum (hort.) O.Gruss & Roeth Caesiana 12: 60 (1999), with incorrect basionym ref. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum callosum var. viridiflorum (hort.) Braem Paphiopedilum 199 (1988), basionym without descr. in cited publ. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum charlesworthii var. lannaense Tongkham, Pumikong, Potapohn & Bundithya Phytotaxa 531(1): 16. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008647
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum christensonianum (Perner & Koop.) Koop. & O.Gruss OrchideenJ. 29(2): 76. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum concobellatulum hort. – — wfo-0001034738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum concolor f. album (Braem) Braem in G.J. Braem, C.O. Baker & M.L. Baker, Gen. Paphiopedilum Nat. Hist. & Cult., 1: 101 (1998), basionym not validly publ. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum concolor var. album Braem Paphiopedilum 51 (1988), without type. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401954
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum crossii f. viridiflorum (Linden) Braem & Chiron Paphiopedilum 262 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum endymion Anon. Orchid Rev. 7: 47 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000054311
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum endymion hort. Orchid Rev. 7(74): 47. 1899 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum esquirolei f. viride (O.Gruss & Roeth) Braem & Chiron Paphiopedilum 180 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum glanzeanum O.Gruss & F.Roeth Orchidee Suppl. 2: 16 1994 — wfo-0001269174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum godefroyae var. leucochilum (Rolfe) Hallier Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 14: 35. 1897 — wfo-0001450104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum gratrixianum f. gralherianum O.Gruss, Aver. & Schettler OrchideenJ. 29(1): 28. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum haynaldianum var. album Asher Orchid Digest 44(6): 214, without latin descr. or type. 1980 [20 Oct 1980] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001390857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. esquirolei (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb Gen. Paphiopedilum 140. 1987 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum holdenii Fr.Mey. Gartenflora 83: 98 (1934) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000264053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum iago Anon. Orchid Rev. 7: 48 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000037739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum jackii f. virescens (O.Gruss & Roth) Perner Orchidee (Hamburg) 63(5): 347. 2012 [1 Oct 2012] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325835
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum johorensis Fowlie & Japin Orchid Digest 36(2): 72 1972 — wfo-0001088562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum kolopakingii f. topperi (Braem & H.Mohr) Braem & Chiron Paphiopedilum 346 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum longifolium f. album O.Gruss & Koop. Orchid Digest 72(3): 133 (-134; photogr. 4). 2008 [16 Jun 2008] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum lowii var. marianum O.Gruss & Koop. Orchid Digest 86(2): 102. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008649
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum lunatum f. tibbsianum O.Gruss OrchideenJ. 30(3): 126 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200067667
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum madiotanum Anon. Orchid Rev. 7: 47 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum maudiae (Rolfe) McQuade Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 36: 437 (1949) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000052807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum f. singchianum O.Gruss, Z.D.Han & L.M.Wang Orchid Digest 86(1): 33. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum subsp. extendatum Fowlie Orchid Digest 57(4): 186, contrary to Art. 33.1 ICBN (1988). 1993 [20 Sep 1993] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001369150
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum subsp. marginatum Fowlie Orchid Digest 57(4): 186, contrary to Art. 33.1 ICBN (1988). 1993 [20 Sep 1993] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001369151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum var. eburneum Fowlie Orchid Digest 53(3): 133, without latin descr. or type. 1989 [19 Jun 1989] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum var. extendatum Fowlie Orchid Digest 57(4): 186, without latin descr. for rank of var. 1993 [20 Sep 1993] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum var. marginatum Fowlie Orchid Digest 53(3): 139, without latin descr. or type. 1989 [19 Jun 1989] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum micranthum var. marginatum Fowlie Orchid Digest 57(4): 186, without latin descr. for rank of var. 1993 [20 Sep 1993] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402352
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum mittrachianum O.Gruss, Schettler & Aver. OrchideenJ. 29(2): 73. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum nitens (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. Suppl., 119(1296): 84. 2011 [Quart. Suppl. Int. Reg. Orchid Hybrids] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000922312
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum pachyphylla Aver. Turczaninowia 5(4): 77 2002 — wfo-0001032914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum papuanum f. alboviride O.Gruss Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 9(4): 30 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200067671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum robinsonianum subsp. anitanum (Cavestro) Koop. & O.Gruss OrchideenJ. 29(2): 76. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum sandyanum Cavestro & G.Benk Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 8(7): 46. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum sect. Megastaminodium (Braem & O.Gruss) Y.I Lee, M.C.Chung, Sydara, Souliya & Luang Aphay Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 58-16: 9. 2017 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200023994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum sect. Micropetalum Hallier – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum sect. Pumila Aver., O.Gruss & Koop Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 4(3): 18. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000006159
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum sedeni (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 (1888) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000264181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum stonei subsp. stictopetalum M.W.Wood Orchid Rev. 85: 157 (1977) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000264193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum venusto-insigne var. leopardinum Pradhan Orchid Digest 40(5): 189, without latin descr. or type. 1976 [16 Aug 1976] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum venusto-insigne var. purpurea Pradhan Orchid Digest 40(5): 190, without latin descr. or type. 1976 [16 Aug 1976] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum venustum f. measuresianum (hort.) Braem Orch. Culture Protect. 36: 35, 37. 1998 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000264222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum venustum var. atratum Pradhan Orchid Digest 39(6): 207, without latin descr. or type. 1975 [20 Oct 1975] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum venustum var. brunovirdis Pradhan Orchid Digest 39(6): 209, without latin descr. or type. 1975 [20 Oct 1975] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum venustum var. pynurslanum Pradhan Orchid Digest 39(6): 209, without latin descr. or type. 1975 [20 Oct 1975] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum warscewiczii Pfitzer Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19(1): 42. 1894 [13 Apr 1894] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001223415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Paphiopedilum zeno Anon. Orchid Rev. 7: 48 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356392