Paphinia

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Paphinia
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Paphinia cristata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Paphinia
Lindl.

Paphinia, abbreviated in horticultural trade Pna, is a genus of orchids, composed of an estimated 16 species from Central America, northern South America and Trinidad. [1] [2] These species are medium-sized epiphytes with small ovoid pseudobulbs and 2 or more leaves. The generic name comes from the Greek Paphia, the name of Aphrodite of Cyprus. [3] Most authorities consider the genus rare.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

  1. Paphinia benzingii Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
  2. Paphinia cristata (Lindl.) Lindl. – Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
  3. Paphinia dunstervillei Dodson & G.A.Romero – Venezuela
  4. Paphinia grandiflora Barb.Rodr. – northern Brazil
  5. Paphinia herrerae Dodson – Ecuador
  6. Paphinia hirtzii Dodson – Ecuador
  7. Paphinia levyae Garay – Ecuador
  8. Paphinia lindeniana Rchb.f. – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
  9. Paphinia litensis Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
  10. Paphinia neudeckeri Jenny – Ecuador, Colombia
  11. Paphinia posadarum Dodson & R.Escobar – Ecuador, Colombia
  12. Paphinia rugosa Rchb.f. – Colombia
  13. Paphinia seegeri G.Gerlach – Colombia
  14. Paphinia subclausa Dressler – Costa Rica
  15. Paphinia vermiculifera G.Gerlach & Dressler – Panama
  16. Paphinia zamorae Garay – Ecuador

Hybrids include:

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  1. Chondroscaphe amabilis(Schltr.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Ecuador, Colombia
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  3. Chondroscaphe bicolor(Rolfe) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama
  4. Chondroscaphe chestertonii(Rchb.f.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Ecuador, Colombia
  5. Chondroscaphe dabeibaensisP.A.Harding - Colombia
  6. Chondroscaphe eburnea(Dressler) Dressler - Panama
  7. Chondroscaphe embreei(Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Ecuador, Colombia
  8. Chondroscaphe escobariana(Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Colombia
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  10. Chondroscaphe gentryi(Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Ecuador
  11. Chondroscaphe merana(Dodson & Neudecker) Dressler - Ecuador
  12. Chondroscaphe plicata(D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler - Peru
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References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1–585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  3. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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