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:
Paphinia benzingii Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
Paphinia cristata (Lindl.) Lindl. – Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
Paphinia vermiculifera G.Gerlach & Dressler – Panama
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
^Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^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.
^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.
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