| Mexipedium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Mexipedium V.A.Albert & M.W.Chase |
| Species: | M. xerophyticum
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| Binomial name | |
| Mexipedium xerophyticum | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Phragmipedium xerophyticum Soto Arenas, Salazar & Hágsater | |
Mexipedium is a monotypic genus of the Orchid family Orchidaceae, subfamily Cypripedioideae, consisting of only one species, Mexipedium xerophyticum. It is also the single genus of tribe Mexipedieae and subtribe Mexipediinae.[2]
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Albert, V. A.; Chase, M. W. (1992). "Mexipedium: A New Genus of Slipper Orchid (Cypripedioideae: Orchidaceae)" (PDF). Lindleyana. 7 (3): 172–176.[permanent dead link]