Phragmipedium caudatum

Phragmipedium caudatum
Photographed in situ in southern Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Cypripedioideae
Genus:	Phragmipedium
Species:	P. caudatum
Binomial name
Phragmipedium caudatum (Lindl.) Rolfe
Synonyms
Cypripedium caudatum Lindl. Selenipedium caudatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Paphiopedilum caudatum (Lindl.) Pfitzer

Phragmipedium caudatum, commonly called the Mandarin orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from Peru to Bolivia.^[1] It is the type species of the genus Phragmipedium.