Lady's slipper orchids are orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioideae, which comprises 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.
The Flora of Colombia is characterized by 130,000 species of plants that have been described within Colombian territory.
This page lists orchid species according to their respective distribution range.
Phragmipedium besseae is an orchid species of the genus Phragmipedium. It is a terrestrial orchid 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 Brazil (Goiás).
Phragmipedium hirtzii is a species of orchid endemic to northern 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 schlimii is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia.
Phragmipedium tetzlaffianum is a species of orchid endemic to Venezuela.
Phragmipedium warszewiczianum is a species of orchid occurring from Colombia to Ecuador.
Sticteulima richteri is a species of ectoparasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.
