Paphiopedilum appletonianum

Paphiopedilum appletonianum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 4: 364 (1896).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cypripedium appletonianum Gower, Garden (London 1871-1927) 43: 95 (1893).
• Homotypic
  • Cypripedium bullenianum var. appletonianum (Gower) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 1: 135 (1893).
  • Cordula appletoniana (Gower) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912).
  • Paphiopedilum hookerae subsp. appletonianum (Gower) M.W.Wood, Orchid Rev. 85: 11 (1977).
• Heterotypic
  • Cypripedium wolterianum Kraenzl., Gard. Chron. 1895(1): 166 (1895).
  • Paphiopedilum wolterianum (Kraenzl.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 50(12): 79 (1903).
  • Paphiopedilum hainanense Fowlie, Orchid Digest 51: 69 (1987).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum var. immaculatum Braem, Paphiopedilum: 151 (1988).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum f. immaculatum (Braem) Braem, Orchidées Cult. Protect.: 36 (1998).
  • Paphiopedilum robinsonii f. viride Braem, Orchidées Cult. Protect. 36: 36 (1998)
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum var. hainanense (Fowlie) Braem, C.O.Baker & M.L.Baker, Gen. Paphiopedilum Nat. Hist. Cult. 2: 295 (1999).
  • Paphiopedilum cerveranum Braem, Orchidées Cult. Protect. 38: 28 (1999).
  • Paphiopedilum cerveranum f. viride (Braem) Braem, Orchidées Cult. Protect. 38: 29 (1999).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum f. album Asher ex O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 51: 746 (2000).
  • Paphiopedilum tridentatum S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 39: 455 (2001).
  • Paphiopedilum angustifolium R.F.Guo & Z.J.Liu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 24: 554 (2002).
  • Paphiopedilum puberulum S.P.Lei & J.Yong Zhang, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 24: 309 (2002).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum f. tridentatum (S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu) Aver., Turczaninowia 9: 76 (2006).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum var. cerveranum (Braem) O.Gruss & Roellke, Orchid. Atlas: 286 (2007).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum f. viride (Braem) O.Gruss & Roellke, Orchid. Atlas: 286 (2007).
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum var. tridentatum (S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu) S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu, Gen. Paphiopedilum China: 273 (2009).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rolfe, R.A. 1896. Orchid Review 4: 364.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paphiopedilum appletonianum. Accessed: 2026 Mar 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Paphiopedilum appletonianum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Paphiopedilum appletonianum. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Paphiopedilum appletonianum. Accessed: 13 Mar 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Paphiopedilum appletonianum. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Paphiopedilum appletonianum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2026. Reference page.

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