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). |