Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum glanduliferum

Paphiopedilum, called in German Women's shoe or even Venus shoe, is a genus of orchids. This genus is distributed from Nepal to India, southern China, Thailand, Malaysia to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, and New Guinea. Currently about 100 species and subspecies are recognized.

The name derives from Paphia, a common epithet in Cyprus for the goddess Aphrodite, which should have gone near the town of Paphos on land, and Pedilon, the Greek word for slipper or sandal from.

Description

Plants of the genus Paphiopedilum orchids with sympodialem growth, that is, the shoot stops growing after the growing season and through the rhizome is a new shoot formed. The leaves are hairy soft and the flowering stem, the buds come out of bracts at the end of the shoot. They grow terrestrial, lithophytic in moss, rarely epiphytic. The leaves may be mottled or pale green, the latter form can be grown cooler.

The flowers of Paphiopedilum feature is the lower Petalum what has evolved in the evolution to a shoe-like shape, and the upper sepal, which is larger than other orchids. The two outer petals can sometimes be rotated, such as in Paphiopedilum glanduliferum.

Pharmacology

Plants of the genus Paphiopedilum are slightly toxic in all plant parts. The toxins are concentrated in leaves and stems. The main active ingredient is crystallized calcium oxalate. The consumption of plant parts may cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In addition, in the plant cause quinoid compounds contained quite Contact Allergies.

Synonyms

Species

The listing is based on the "World Checklist of selected Plant Families"

  • Paphiopedilum acmodontum (Philippines)
  • Paphiopedilum adductum (Philippines)
  • Paphiopedilum affine (Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum appletonianum (Hainan to Indo- China)
  • Paphiopedilum areeanum (Myanmar )
  • Paphiopedilum argus (Philippines ( Luzon ) )
  • Paphiopedilum armeniacum (China)
  • Paphiopedilum barbatum (Thailand to Sumatra)
  • Paphiopedilum barbigerum (China, Vietnam) Paphiopedilum barbigerum var barbigerum (China)
  • Paphiopedilum barbigerum var sulivongii (China, Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum var bougainvilleanum ( Solomon Islands)
  • Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum var saskianum ( Solomon Islands)
  • Paphiopedilum bullenianum var bullenianum (Malaysia)
  • Paphiopedilum bullenianum var celebesense ( Sulawesi to Maluku )
  • Paphiopedilum callosum var callossum (Indo- China)
  • Paphiopedilum callosum var potentianum (Thailand)
  • Paphiopedilum callosum var sublaeve (Thailand to Malaysia)
  • Paphiopedilum callosum var warnerianum (Thailand to Malaysia)
  • Paphiopedilum hookerae var hookerae (Borneo ( Sarawak, Kalimantan ) )
  • Paphiopedilum hookerae var volonteanum (Borneo Sabah )
  • Paphiopedilum lowii var lowii (Malaysia)
  • Paphiopedilum lowii var lynniae (Borneo )
  • Paphiopedilum malipoense var angus tatum (China)
  • Paphiopedilum malipoense var malipoense (China and Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum mastersianum var mastersianum ( Maluku (Ambon, Buru ) )
  • Paphiopedilum mastersianum var mohrianum ( Lesser Sunda Islands)
  • Paphiopedilum philippinense var philippinense (Philippines to Borneo )
  • Paphiopedilum philippinense var roebelenii (Philippines ( Luzon ) )
  • Paphiopedilum primulinum var primulinum (Sumatra ( Aceh ) )
  • Paphiopedilum purpurascens var primulinum (Sumatra ( Aceh ) )
  • Paphiopedilum purpuratum var hainanense (Hainan )
  • Paphiopedilum purpuratum var purpuratum (China)
  • Paphiopedilum villosum var anna mense (China to Indo- China)
  • Paphiopedilum villosum var boxallii (Myanmar )
  • Paphiopedilum villosum var densissimum (China)
  • Paphiopedilum villosum var villosum ( Assam to China ( Yunnan ) and Indo- China)

Natural hybrids

The listing is based on the "World Checklist of selected Plant Families"

  • Paphiopedilum × aspersum ( P. barbigerum var lockianum × P. henryanum ) ( Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum × burbidgei ( P. dayanum × P. javanicum var virens ) ( Borneo)
  • Paphiopedilum × cribbii ( P. appletonianum × P. villosum ) ( Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum × cribbii nothovar. yunnanicum ( P. villosum var appletonianum × P. denissimum ) (China)
  • Paphiopedilum × dalatense ( P. callosum × P. villosum var anna mense ) ( Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum × dixlerianum ( P. × P. callosum wardii ) ( Myanmar)
  • Paphiopedilum × expansum ( P. hennisianum × P. philippinense ) ( Philippines)
  • Paphiopedilum × fanaticum ( P. malipoense × P. micranthum ) (China)
  • Paphiopedilum × frankeanum ( P. superbiens × P. tonsum ) ( Sumatra)
  • Paphiopedilum × glanzii ( P. emersonii × P. micranthum ) (China)
  • Paphiopedilum × grussianum ( P. dianthum × P. hirsutissimum var esquirolei ) (China)
  • Paphiopedilum × herrmannii ( P. helenae × P. hirsutissimum var esquirolei ) ( Vietnam)
  • Paphiopedilum × huangrongshuanum ( P. dianthum × P. gratrixianum ) (China)
  • Paphiopedilum × kimballianum ( P. dayanum × P. rothschildianum ) (Borneo ( Mount Kinabalu ) )
  • Paphiopedilum × littleanum ( P. dayanum × P. lawrenceanum ) ( Borneo)
  • Paphiopedilum × mattesii ( P. barbatum × P. bullenianum ) ( Malaysia)
  • Paphiopedilum × pereirae ( P. exul × P. niveum ) ( Thailand)
  • Paphiopedilum × petchleungianum ( P. dianthum × P. villosum ) (China)
  • Paphiopedilum × powellii ( P. × P. callosum exul ) ( Thailand)
  • Paphiopedilum × pradhanii ( P. fairrieanum × P. venustum ) (eastern Himalayas )
  • Paphiopedilum × shipwayae ( P. dayanum × P. hookerae ). (Borneo )
  • Paphiopedilum × siamense ( P. appletonianum × P. callosum ) ( Thailand)
  • Paphiopedilum × spicerovenustum ( P. spiceranum × P. venustum ) ( Assam )
  • Paphiopedilum × venustoinsigne ( P. insigne x P. venustum ) ( Assam )
  • Paphiopedilum × vietenryanum ( P. gratrixianum × P. henryanum ) (China ( Yunnan ) )
  • Paphiopedilum × yingjiangense ( P. villosum × P. Wardii ) (China ( Yunnan ) )
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