Phragmipedium caudatum

Phragmipedium caudatum
Flower of Phragmipedium caudatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Cypripedioideae
Genus:Phragmipedium
Species: P. caudatum
Binomial name
Phragmipedium caudatum
Synonyms
  • Cypripedium caudatum Lindl.
  • Selenipedium caudatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Paphiopedilum caudatum (Lindl.) Pfitzer

Phragmipedium caudatum, commonly called the Mandarin Orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from Peru to Bolivia.[1] It is the type species of the genus Phragmipedium.

References

  1. "Phragmipedium caudatum (Tailed Phragmipedium )". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-09-30.


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