Paphiopedilum praestans




Tribe Cypripedieae
Subtribe Paphiopedilinae
Scientific name Paphiopedilum praestans (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer
Synonyms Cordula praestans (Reichenbach f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium praestans Reichenbach f.; Cypripedium praestans Reichenbach f. var. kimballianum Linden f. & Rodigas; Paphiopedilum bodegomensis hort; Paphiopedilum bodegomii hort.; Paphiopedilum glandiferum auct, non Blume; Paphiopedilum glandiferum auct, non Blume var. praestans sensu Braem; Paphiopedilum glandiferum auct, non Blume var. wilhelminiae sensu Cribb; Paphiopedilum praestans (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer subsp. wilhelminae (L. O. Williams) M. W. Wood; Paphiopedilum praestans (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer var. kimballianum (Linden f. & Rodigas) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum praestans (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer var. wilhelminae (L. O. Williams) Braem; Paphiopedilum striatum Clements & Jones; Paphiopedilum wilhelminiae L. O. Williams
Distribution New Guinea
Reference Paphiopedilum praestans [Rchb.f] Pfitz 1894
Paphiopedilum praestans
Note Photo below is of an orchid (Paphiopedilum praestans 'Lovely Maki') which was cultivated by Mr. Toshinori Tanaka and displayed at the Orchid Show 2007 in Sunshine City (Tokyo, Japan).



January 2007
at Sunshine City