Phragmipedium caudatum

Phragmipedium caudatum
Photographed in situ in southern Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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.

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


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