Selenipedium
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| Selenipedium palmifolium, illustration | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Selenipedium Rchb.f. |
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Selenipedium is a
orchid family (Orchidaceae) (Subfamily Cypripedioideae). The genus has been given its own tribe, Selenipedieae, and subtribe, Selenipediinae.[1][2]
It is abbreviated Sel in trade journals.
The name of the genus is derived from the
pouch
).
The seed capsules of these Central and South American
Amazonian habitat is also under threat, so extinction
is a risk for all species of Selenipedium.
Accepted species include:[3]
- Selenipedium aequinoctiale Garay — Ecuador
- Selenipedium buenaventurae (Szlach. & Kolan.) P.J.Cribb
- Selenipedium chica Rchb.f.
- Selenipedium dodsonii P.J.Cribb
- Selenipedium isabelianum Barb.Rodr. — Brazil
- Selenipedium olgae Szlach. & Kolan.
- Selenipedium palmifolium (Lindl.) Rchb.f. & Warsz.
- Selenipedium steyermarkii Foldats — Brazil, Venezuela
- Selenipedium vanillocarpum Barb.Rodr. — Brazil
Allied genera include Paphiopedilum, Mexipedium, Cypripedium and Phragmipedium - a genus containing several species formerly known as Selenipedium, such as Selenipedium caricinum (now Phragmipedium caricinum), and Selenipedium laevigatum (now Paphiopedilum philippinense).
References
- JSTOR 41760369.
- ISBN 0-19-850513-2
- ^ "Selenipedium Rchb.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
External links
Media related to Selenipedium at Wikimedia Commons- Various Selenipedium samples, and the problems of cultivation
- Slipper Orchid Discussion Forum
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