| Phragmipedium hirtzii | |
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| Flower of Phragmipedium hirtzii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Phragmipedium |
| Species: | P. hirtzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phragmipedium hirtzii | |
| Synonyms | |
Paphiopedilum hirtzii (Dodson) V.A.Albert & Börge Pett. | |
Phragmipedium hirtzii is a species of orchid endemic to north western Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. [1]
Cypripedioideae is a subfamily of orchids commonly known as lady's slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids. Cypripedioideae includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. There are approximately 165 species in the subfamily.
Phragmipedium is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae) and the only genus comprised in the tribe Phragmipedieae and subtribe Phragmipediinae. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek phragma, which means "division", and pedium, which means "slipper". It is abbreviated 'Phrag' in trade journals.
Phragmipedium kovachii is an orchid species found to be new to science in 2001, native to the Andean cloud forests of northern Peru. A species with terrestrial habit and growing in clumps of several individuals, it displays showy pink to purple flowers up to 20 cm (8 in) wide. It is currently considered a critically endangered species by the IUCN, due to overcollection in the wild.
Phragmipedium besseae is a species of orchid in the genus Phragmipedium. It is a terrestrial plant native to the wet montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Phragmipedium boissierianum is a species of orchid occurring from southern Ecuador to Peru.
Phragmipedium caricinum is a species of orchid occurring from Bolivia to Brazil (Rondônia).
Phragmipedium caudatum, commonly called the Mandarin orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from Peru to Bolivia. It is the type species of the genus Phragmipedium.
Phragmipedium chapadense is a species of orchid endemic to the Brazilian state Goiás and in a range between Costa Rica and Ecuador.
Phragmipedium fischeri is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Phragmipedium klotzschianum is a species of orchid found from southeastern Venezuela to Guyana and northern Brazil.
Phragmipedium lindenii is a species of orchid found from Venezuela to Ecuador.
Phragmipedium lindleyanum is a species of orchid ranging from northern South America to Brazil (Pernambuco).
Phragmipedium longifolium is a species of orchid ranging from Costa Rica to Ecuador. Phragmipedium longifolium is a herb found natively in the coastal and Andean regions of Ecuador, among other surrounding countries.
Phragmipedium pearcei is a species of orchid ranging from Ecuador to northern Peru.
Phragmipedium reticulatum is a species of orchid ranging from southern Ecuador to Peru.
Phragmipedium richteri is a natural hybrid of orchid endemic to Peru.
Phragmipedium schlimii is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia.
Phragmipedium tetzlaffianum is a species of orchid endemic to Venezuela.
Phragmipedium vittatum is a species of orchid endemic to west-central and southeastern Brazil.
Phragmipedium warszewiczianum is a species of orchid occurring from Colombia to Ecuador.
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