Orchidaceae
Argus paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum argus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Paphiopedilum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 疣边兜兰
- English
- Argus paphiopedilum
Synonyms
- Cordula argus (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
- Cypripedium argus Rchb.f.
- Cypripedium argus subvar. nigricans A.H.Kent
- Cypripedium argus var. moensii A.H.Kent
- Cypripedium moensianum Anon.
- Cypripedium moensii Anon.
- Cypripedium pitcherianum Manda
- Paphiopedilum argus f. nigricans (H.J.Veitch) O.Gruss
- Paphiopedilum argus var. sriwaniae (Koop.) O.Gruss
- Paphiopedilum sriwaniae Koop.
Photos

Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guy Waterval, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felix, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felix, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.