Paphinia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

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Read about Paphinia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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.CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

They may be easily grown with lycastes, and should be planted in fibrous peat and moss^CH. During the growing period they require a liberal supply of water^CH.

Propagation

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Pests and diseases

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Species

Species^wp:

• P. benzingii
• P. clausula
• P. cristata
• P. dunstervillei
• P. grandiflora
• P. herrerae
• P. hirtzii
• P. levyae
  • P. levyae var angustisegmentata
• P. lindeniana
• P. litensis
• P. neudeckeri
  • P. neudeckeri var mocoaensis
• P. nutans
• P. posadarum
• P. rugosa
• P. seegeri
• P. subclausa
• P. vermiculifera
• 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

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