Paphiopedilum bellatulum

Paphiopedilum bellatulum

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 bellatulum

Name

Paphiopedilum bellatulum (Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 456 (1892).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cypripedium bellatulum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1888(1): 746 (1888).
• Homotypic
  • Cordula bellatula (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912).
• Heterotypic
  • Paphiopedilum bellatulum var. album O'Brien, Gard. Chron., III, 17: 748 (1896).
  • Paphiopedilum bellatulum f. album (O'Brien) Braem in G.J.Braem, C.O.Baker & M.L.Baker, Gen. Paphiopedilum Nat. Hist. Cult. 1: 97 (1998).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Stein, B. 1892. Stein's Orchideenbuch. Beschreibung, Abbildung und Kulturanweisung der empfehlenswertesten Arten. 604 pp., Paul Parey, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paphiopedilum bellatulum. Accessed: 2026 Mar 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Paphiopedilum bellatulum 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 bellatulum. 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 bellatulum. Accessed: 13 Mar 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Paphiopedilum bellatulum. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Paphiopedilum bellatulum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2026. Reference page.

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