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Internal ID UUID643fe6215bf0c244394389
Scientific name Paphiopedilum lowii
Authority (Lindl.) Stein
First published in Orchid.-Buch 476. 1892

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It is a terrestrial orchid that grows in lowland and montane forests. The species is characterized by its large, mottled leaves and its showy, yellow-green flowers. The flowers have a distinctive shape, with a pouch-like lip and a long, curved spur. The species is threatened by habitat loss and is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Paphiopedilum lowii is an endangered species of terrestrial orchid found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It is characterized by its large, mottled leaves and showy, yellow-green flowers with a distinctive pouch-like lip and long, curved spur. The species is threatened by habitat loss and is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Paphiopedilum lowii f. aureum (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb Slipper Orchids of Borneo 73 (1997);.
Cordula lowii Rolfe Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912)
Cypripedium lowei Lindl. Gard. Chron. 1847: 765 (1847)

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Language Common/alternative name
English low's paphiopedilum
Japanese パフィオペディルム・ローウィ
Russian Пафиопедилюм Лоу
Chinese 飞凤兜兰

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Paphiopedilum lowii var. lynniae (Garay) O.Gruss & Roeth Orchidee (Hamburg) 48: 72 (1997)

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World Flora Online wfo-0000264096
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649794-1
The Plant List kew-147172
Open Tree Of Life 755756
NCBI Taxonomy 53100
IUCN Red List 43321458
IPNI 649794-1
iNaturalist 337396
GBIF 2825644
Freebase /m/06w320j
EOL 1135974
USDA GRIN 319529
Wikipedia Paphiopedilum_lowii

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