Paphiopedilum niveum

Paphiopedilum niveum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Paphiopedilum
Species: Paphiopedilum niveum

Name

Paphiopedilum niveum (Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 478 (1892)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cypripedium niveum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 1038 (1869)
• Homotypic
  • Cordula nivea (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912)
• Heterotypic
  • Cypripedium niveum var. album auct., Gard. Chron. 1891: 755 (1891)
  • Paphiopedilum niveum f. album (auct.) O.Gruss, Caesiana 12: 63 (1999)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Thailand. Malesia Borneo, Malaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stein, B. 1892. Orchideenbuch 478.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paphiopedilum niveum. Accessed: 2022 May 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paphiopedilum niveum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 May 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paphiopedilum niveum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 May 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paphiopedilum niveum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 May 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paphiopedilum niveum. Published online. Accessed 1 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paphiopedilum niveum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 1 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Snow-white Paphiopedilum
日本語: パフィオペディルム・ニウェウム
русский: Пафиопедилюм снежный
ไทย: รองเท้านารีขาวสตูล
中文: 白兜兰

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