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Phragmipedium
Phragmipedium caudatum
Phragmipedium caudatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Tribe: Phragmipedieae
Subtribe: Phragmipediinae
Genus: Phragmipedium
Rolfe, 1896
Species

See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Monocotyledons or monocots are one of two major groups of Flowering plants (angiosperms that are traditionally recognised the other being Dicotyledons Asparagales is an order of Flowering plants The order must include the family Asparagaceae, but other families included in the order have varied markedly Lady Slippers (aka Lady's Slipper, Lady's-slipper, Ladyslipper) is a term used to describe the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year


Phragmipedium is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae) (Subfamily Cypripedioideae) and the only genus comprised in the tribe Phragmipedieae and subtribe Phragmipediinae. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Lady Slippers (aka Lady's Slipper, Lady's-slipper, Ladyslipper) is a term used to describe the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea In Biology, a tribe &mdashor infrafamily&mdashis a Taxonomic rank between family and Genus. In Biology, a tribe &mdashor infrafamily&mdashis a Taxonomic rank between family and Genus. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek phragma, which means "division", and pedium, which means "slipper" (referring to the pouch). Lady Slippers (aka Lady's Slipper, Lady's-slipper, Ladyslipper) is a term used to describe the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea It is abbreviated Phrag in trade journals.

About 20 species of these lady's slipper orchids are known from SW Mexico, Central and tropical South America. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Lady Slippers (aka Lady's Slipper, Lady's-slipper, Ladyslipper) is a term used to describe the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The exact number of species is still being discussed among specialists : O. Gruss recognizes 20 species, compared to the 15 species accepted by Lucile M. McCook (see References).

Most Phragmipedium species are either terrestrial, epiphytic or lithophytic in habit. A terrestrial plant is one that grows on land Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water Epiphytic (living on trees but not Parasitic) An epiphyte is an organism that grows upon or attaches to a living plant Lithophytes are a type of Plant that grows in or on rocks. Lithophytes feed off Moss, nutrients in rain water litter and even their own dead tissue They show a unique shieldlike staminode, long, moustache-like petals and a 3-locular ovary. The large pouchlike lip is curved inwards at the margins. The labellum (or Lip) is part of an Orchid, Canna or other less known flower that serves to attract Insects that Pollinate the flower The acute leaves attain a length of about 80cm. The stem lacks pseudobulbs and grows about 80 cm high, showing 2 to 3 flowers.

Phragmipedium besseae was first found in Peru by Elizabeth Locke Besse in 1981. Soon afterwards, the site was plundered and destroyed by orchid hunters. Luckily enough seed was preserved, to avert extinction. This orchid is unusual, because its flowers have a bright orange-red to almost strong salmon-red color (there is also a yellow variety), unseen in any lady's slipper orchid. The oval-shaped petals are wide. The narrow leaves are elliptic in shape. It has since been used extensively in hybridization. In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa.

Phragmipedium caudatum is considered a complex, i. e. it could contain several species or subspecies, based on differences in flower size and color. This orchid with a short stem is semi-terrestrial, semi-lithophytic to epiphytic, depending on the substrate . The cream-colored flowers are laced with greenish stripes. The lateral spiraling, drooping petals are red-tinted and very long, even reaching the soil. They grow on wet, moss-covered hillsides.

Phragmipedium lindleyanum, named after John Lindley, forms a rosette of five long linear leaves with a yellow margin, reaching a length of 50 cm. John Lindley ( February 8, 1799 - November 1, 1865) was an English Botanist. The erect raceme can grow as high as 1 m. It is many-flowered and sometimes branched at the basis. The flowers open in succession, giving the orchid a long blooming period. The hoary flowers are green with brown veins. The glabrous, pouchlike lip is yellow, with red veins.

Phragmipedium longifolium, described in 1852 by H.G. Reichenbach f. and J. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach ( Leipzig, January 3 1823 - Hamburg, May 6 1889) was an Ornithologist, v. Warscewicz, has long laceolate leaves without yellow margin, growing to a length of 60 cm. The inflorescence reaches a length of 1 m, with about 10 flowers, opening in succession. The long lateral petals are purplish green. The rather small glabrous labellum has a green color.

Allied genera include Paphiopedilum, Selenipedium, Cypripedium and the monotypic Mexipedium. Paphiopedilum is a Genus in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae) of approximately 77 species native to South China, India, Southeast Selenipedium is a Genus of the Orchid family ( Orchidaceae) (Subfamily Cypripedioideae) Cypripedium is a Genus of 47 species from the Orchid family (Orchidaceae and the sole genus of the Subtribe Cypripediinae. Mexipedium is a Monotypic Genus of the Orchid family Orchidaceae subfamily Cypripedioideae, consisting of only one species

There are many interspecific hybrids. In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Rare crossings have been made between Phragmipedium and Paphiopedilum.

All members of the genus Phragmipedium are listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). CITES (the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments drafted

Contents

Synonymy

The genus Uropedium Lindl. is generally included into Phragmipedium. This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" John Lindley ( February 8, 1799 - November 1, 1865) was an English Botanist.

Taxonomy

The genus Phragmipedium is divided in several sections :

Species

Phragmipedium caudatumCypripedium kentuckiense and Paphiopedilum stoneiby Carol Woodin
Phragmipedium caudatum
Cypripedium kentuckiense
and Paphiopedilum stonei
by Carol Woodin

References

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