Paphinia grandiflora

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Paphinia grandiflora, Rodrig. (P. grandis, Reichb. f.). Fls. chocolate-brown, striated on the lower half of the sepals and petals with greenish yellow and cream-color, margins cream; labellum dark purple at the base, with an oblong, cream-colored middle lobe, and a pair of small lobes on each side. Brazil. G.G. III. 14:561.—A curious orchid. Heinrich Hasselbring The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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About

The classification of this orchid species was published by João Barbosa Rodrigues in Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum quas Collecit, Descripsit et Iconibus Illustravit. Sebastianopolis, Two volumes: Vol. 1, 1877; Vol. 2, 1882 (although pages 1-136 may have been published in 1881). Paphinia grandiflora is native to Brazil. Paphinia grandis is a synonymn.

References

• International Plant Names Index

External links

• International Plant Names Index (IPNI)