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Orchidaceae

Silver slipper orchid

Paphiopedilum micranthum Tang & F.T.Wang

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Paphiopedilum

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Silver slipper orchid: Paphiopedilum micranthum - flower
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
硬叶兜兰, 硬葉兜蘭, 花叶子
English
Silver slipper orchid
Finnish
Paphiopedilium micranthum
Japanese
パフィオペディルム・ミクランサム
Russian
Пафиопедилюм мелкоцветковый

Synonyms

  • Paphiopedilum globulosum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum f. alboflavum (Braem) Braem
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum f. glanzeanum (O.Gruss & Roeth) O.Gruss & Roeth
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum f. kienii Schettler & D.M.Pham
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum f. singchianum O.Gruss, Z.D.Han & L.M.Wang
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum subsp. eburneum Fowlie
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum subsp. eburneum Fowlie
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum var. alboflavum Braem
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum var. eburneum Fowlie ex Perner
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum var. glanzeanum O.Gruss & Roeth
  • Paphiopedilum micranthum var. oblatum Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang

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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.