Paphinia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Paphinia
Overview of species (16)

P. benzingii – P. cristata – P. dunstervillei – P. grandiflora – P. herrerae – P. hirtzii – P. levyae – P. lindeniana – P. litensis – P. neudeckeri – P. posadarum – P. rugosa – P. seegeri – P. subclausa – P. vermiculifera – P. zamorae
Name

Paphinia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 14 (1843)

Type species: Paphinia cristata (Lindl.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 14 (1843)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Panama.
Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 14.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 432 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paphinia. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paphinia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paphinia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Paphinia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Paphinia. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2021.
Photo collections of Paphinia from Botanical Garden Munich
Tropicos.org 2021. Paphinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Пафиния
коми: Пафиния
кырык мары: Пафини
русский: Пафиния
удмурт: Пафиния

Paphinia, abbreviated in horticultural trade Pna, is a genus of orchids, composed of an estimated 16 species from Central America, northern South America and Trinidad.[1][2] These species are medium-sized epiphytes with small ovoid pseudobulbs and 2 or more leaves. The generic name comes from the Greek Paphia, the name of Aphrodite of Cyprus.[3] Most authorities consider the genus rare.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

Paphinia benzingii Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
Paphinia cristata (Lindl.) Lindl. – Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
Paphinia dunstervillei Dodson & G.A.Romero – Venezuela
Paphinia grandiflora Barb.Rodr. – northern Brazil
Paphinia herrerae Dodson – Ecuador
Paphinia hirtzii Dodson – Ecuador
Paphinia levyae Garay – Ecuador
Paphinia lindeniana Rchb.f. – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
Paphinia litensis Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
Paphinia neudeckeri Jenny – Ecuador, Colombia
Paphinia posadarum Dodson & R.Escobar – Ecuador, Colombia
Paphinia rugosa Rchb.f. – Colombia
Paphinia seegeri G.Gerlach – Colombia
Paphinia subclausa Dressler – Costa Rica
Paphinia vermiculifera G.Gerlach & Dressler – Panama
Paphinia zamorae Garay – Ecuador

Hybrids include:

Paphinia Majestic (P. cristata x P. herrerae)
Paphinia Memoria Remo Lombardi (P. herrerae x P. lindeniana)
Gonginia (Gongora x Paphinia), an intergeneric hybrid

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1–585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved 27 January 2022.