Paphinia

Paphinia
Paphinia cristata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Paphinia
Lindl.

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:

  1. Paphinia benzingii Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
  2. Paphinia cristata (Lindl.) Lindl. – Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
  3. Paphinia dunstervillei Dodson & G.A.Romero – Venezuela
  4. Paphinia grandiflora Barb.Rodr. – northern Brazil
  5. Paphinia herrerae Dodson – Ecuador
  6. Paphinia hirtzii Dodson – Ecuador
  7. Paphinia levyae Garay – Ecuador
  8. Paphinia lindeniana Rchb.f. – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
  9. Paphinia litensis Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
  10. Paphinia neudeckeri Jenny – Ecuador, Colombia
  11. Paphinia posadarum Dodson & R.Escobar – Ecuador, Colombia
  12. Paphinia rugosa Rchb.f. – Colombia
  13. Paphinia seegeri G.Gerlach – Colombia
  14. Paphinia subclausa Dressler – Costa Rica
  15. Paphinia vermiculifera G.Gerlach & Dressler – Panama
  16. 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
  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.