Phragmipedium lindleyanum

Phragmipedium lindleyanum is a species of orchid ranging from northern South America to Brazil (Pernambuco).[1] It is most noteworthy for the great length of its petals, up to 19.5 inches (fifty centimeters) long.[2]

Phragmipedium lindleyanum
Flower of Phragmipedium lindleyanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Phragmipedium
Species:
P. lindleyanum
Binomial name
Phragmipedium lindleyanum
Synonyms
  • Cypripedium lindleyanum M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl.
  • Selenipedium lindleyanum (M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Paphiopedilum lindleyanum (M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl.) Pfitzer
  • Selenipedium kaieteurium N.E.Br.
  • Selenipedium sargentianum Rolfe
  • Phragmipedium sargentianum (Rolfe) Rolfe
  • Cypripedium sargentianum (Rolfe) Kraenzl.
  • Phragmipedium kaieteurum (N.E.Br.) Garay
  • Paphiopedilum sargentianum (Rolfe) V.A.Albert & Börge Pett.
  • Paphiopedilum kaieteurum (N.E.Br.) V.A.Albert & Börge Pett.
  • Phragmipedium lindleyanum var. sargentianum (Rolfe) O.Gruss

References

  1. Bánki, Olaf; Bhikhi, Chequita (2013-10-01), "Floristic Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River, the Grensgebergte, and the Kasikasima Areas", A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname, SPIE, doi:10.1896/978-1-934151-57-0, ISBN 9781934151570, S2CID 250650950, retrieved 2022-09-23
  2. Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids. Portland: Timber Press.


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