Paphiopedilum purpuratum

Paphiopedilum purpuratum

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 purpuratum

Name

Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 481 (1892)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cypripedium purpuratum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1991 (1837)
• Homotypic
  • Cordula purpurata (Lindl.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912)
• Heterotypic
  • Menephora bicolor Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 46 (1838)
  • Cypripedium sinicum Hance ex Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 602 (1852)
  • Paphiopedilum sinicum (Hance ex Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 481 (1892)
  • Paphiopedilum aestivum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 39: 568 (2001)
  • Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. hainanense F.Y.Liu & Perner, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 64 (2001)
  • Paphiopedilum purpuratum f. album O.Gruss & Koop., Orchid Digest 72: 130 (2008), contrary Art. 37.4 ICBN (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan. Asia-Tropical  Indo-China Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stein, B. 1892. Orchideenbuch 487.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paphiopedilum purpuratum. Accessed: 2022 May 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paphiopedilum purpuratum 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 4. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paphiopedilum purpuratum 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 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paphiopedilum purpuratum. 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 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paphiopedilum purpuratum. Published online. Accessed 4 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paphiopedilum purpuratum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 4 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Purple Paphiopedilum
中文: 紫紋兜蘭, 紫纹兜兰
中文（简体）: 紫纹兜兰

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