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Purple Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Liliopsida - monocotyledons » order Asparagales » family Orchidaceae - orchids » genus Paphiopedilum - Venus' slipper

Scientific synonyms

Cypripedium purpuratum Lindley
Cordula purpurata (Lindley) Rolfe
Paphiopedilum aestivum Liu & Zhang
Paphiopedilum purpuratum f. album O.Gruss & Koop.
Menephora bicolor Raf.
Paphiopedilum purpuratum var. hainanense Liu & Perner
Cypripedium sinicum Hance ex Rchb.f.
Paphiopedilum sinicum (Hance ex Rchb.f.) Stein

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Critically Endangered
Data last updated: 2025-03-05 00:53:26

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Author: Petr Kocna

Author: Lubomír Klátil

Author: Jan Richtr

Distribution

China (Hong Kong), Vietnam

Author: George Dvorsky

Links and literature

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [191782]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [649818-1]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein]
Data retrieved on: 31 January 2025

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