Paphiopedilum argus

Paphiopedilum argus

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 argus

Name

Paphiopedilum argus (Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 453. (1892)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cypripedium argus Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1873: 608 (1873)
• Homotypic
  • Cordula argus (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912)
• Heterotypic
  • Cypripedium moensianum auct., Lindenia 3: 69 (1887)
  • Cypripedium pitcherianum Manda, Amer. Florist (Chicago 1885-1931) 3: 178 (1887)
  • Cypripedium moensii auct., Orchid Rev. 1: 98 (1893)
  • Paphiopedilum sriwanae Koop., Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 60: 782 (1991)
  • Paphiopedilum argus var. sriwanae (Koop.) O.Gruss, Caesiana 3: 23 (1994)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Stein, B. 1892. Orchideenbuch 453.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paphiopedilum argus. Accessed: 2022 Apr 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paphiopedilum argus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Paphiopedilum argus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Paphiopedilum argus. 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 online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Paphiopedilum argus. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Paphiopedilum argus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Argus Paphiopedilum
中文: 疣边兜兰

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