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Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum

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Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Paphiopedilum
Species:
P. bougainvilleanum
Binomial name
Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum
Fowlie

Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum is a species of orchid endemic to New Guinea.[1]

Description

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Its leaves span 30-35 centimeters.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was named by Fowlie, in Orchid Digest 35: 122. in 1971.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com.
  2. ^ "Paph. bougainvilleanum". OrchidWeb.
  3. ^ "Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum Fowlie". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-10-23.