Phragmipedium caudatum

Mandarin Orchid
Flower of Phragmipedium caudatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Tribe: Phragmipedieae
Subtribe: Phragmipediinae
Genus: Phragmipedium
Species: P. caudatum
Binomial name
Phragmipedium caudatum
(Lindl.) Rolfe
Synonyms

Phragmipedium caudatum, commonly called the Mandarin Orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from Peru to Bolivia. It is the type species of the genus Phragmipedium.

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