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| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Asparagales
| familia = Orchidaceae
| tribus = Maxillarieae
| genus = Paphinia
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Paphinia (Paphos, city of Cyprus, sacred to Venus). Orchidàcae A rare and pretty genus of orchids, having the habit of small lycastes.

Flowers curiously shaped, borne on pendent scapes which are mostly 2-fld. ; sepals and petals similar, spreading; mentum obsolete, labellum uppermost in the fl.{{SCH}}
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==Cultivation==
They may be easily grown with lycastes, and should be planted in fibrous peat and moss{{SCH}}. During the growing period they require a liberal supply of water{{SCH}}.

===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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*''[[Paphinia benzingii|P. benzingii]]''
*''[[Paphinia clausula|P. clausula]]''
*''[[Paphinia cristata|P. cristata]]''
*''[[Paphinia dunsterville|P. dunstervillei]]''
*''[[Paphinia grandiflora|P. grandiflora]]''
*''[[Paphinia herrerae|P. herrerae]]''
*''[[Paphinia hirtzii|P. hirtzii]]''
*''[[Paphinia levyae|P. levyae]]''
**''[[Paphinia levyae var angustisegmentata|P. levyae var angustisegmentata]]''
*''[[Paphinia lindeniana|P. lindeniana]]''
*''[[Paphinia litensis|P. litensis]]''
*''[[Paphinia neudeckeri|P.  neudeckeri]]''
**''[[Paphinia neudeckeri var. mocoaensis|P.  neudeckeri var mocoaensis]]''
*''[[Paphinia nutans|P. nutans]]''
*''[[Paphinia posadarum|P. posadarum]]''
*''[[Paphinia rugosa|P. rugosa]]''
*''[[Paphinia seegeri|P. seegeri]]''
*''[[Paphinia subclausa|P. subclausa]]''
*''[[Paphinia vermiculifera|P. vermiculifera]]''
*''[[Paphinia zamorae|P. zamorae]]''

== Hybrids ==
*''Paphinia Majestc (P. cristata x P. herrerae) '' registered in 1997 by H & R Nurseries.

== Intergeneric Hybrids ==
*''Gonginia'' (''Gongora'' x ''Paphinia'') Sander's List Orchid Hybrids Addendum 2002-2004. xxxiv. 2005 (20 May 2005), IPNI ID: 77068862-1

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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

==External links==
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