Paphiopedilum purpuratum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Paphiopedilum purpuratum']

• English: Purple Paphiopedilum
• 粵語: 香港拖鞋蘭
• 中文: 紫紋兜蘭, 紫纹兜兰
• 中文（中国大陆）: 紫纹兜兰
• 中文（简体）: 紫纹兜兰
• 中文（繁體）: 紫紋兜蘭
• 中文（香港）: 紫紋兜蘭
• 中文（臺灣）: 紫紋兜蘭

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Cypripedioideae • Genus: Paphiopedilum • Species: Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein (1892)

Synonyms

Basionym Cypripedium purpuratum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1991 (1837) Homotypic synonyms Cordula purpurata (Lindl.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912) Heterotypic synonyms Menephora bicolor Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 46 (1838) Cypripedium sinicum Hance ex Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 602 (1852) Paphiopedilum sinicum (Hance ex Rchb.f.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 481 (1892) Paphiopedilum aestivum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 39: 568 (2001) Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. hainanense F.Y.Liu & Perner, Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 64 (2001) Paphiopedilum purpuratum f. album O.Gruss & Koop., Orchid Digest 72: 130 (2008), contrary Art. 37.4 ICBN (2006)

Images of the whole plant

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  Staminodium
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  Sepalum

Buds

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Botanical illustrations

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  plate 1991 in:
  Edwards's Bot. Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 22,
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  Paphiopedilum purpuratum
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  Cypripedium purpuratum)
  plate 4901 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 82,
  (1856)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Vietnam.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Paphiopedilum purpuratum.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Paphiopedilum purpuratum