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 niveum

Name

Paphiopedilum niveum (Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 478 (1892)

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Cypripedium niveum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 1038 (1869)
  • Homotypic
    • Cordula nivea (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cypripedium niveum var. album auct., Gard. Chron. 1891: 755 (1891)
    • Paphiopedilum niveum f. album (auct.) O.Gruss, Caesiana 12: 63 (1999)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indo-China
      • Thailand.
    • Malesia
      • Borneo, Malaya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Snow-white Paphiopedilum
日本語: パフィオペディルム・ニウェウム
русский: Пафиопедилюм снежный
ไทย: รองเท้านารีขาวสตูล
中文: 白兜兰

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