Paphinia

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Paphinia, abbreviated in horticultural trade Pna, is a genus of orchids, composed of an estimated 16 species from Central America, northern South America and Trinidad.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=146943 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1–585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. These species are medium-sized epiphytes with small ovoid pseudobulbs and 2 or more leaves. The generic name comes from the Greek Paphia, the name of Aphrodite of Cyprus.{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen |trans-title=Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2022 | isbn=978-3-946292-41-8 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022|format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2022 |access-date=January 27, 2022}} Most authorities consider the genus rare.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

1. Paphinia benzingii Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
2. Paphinia cristata (Lindl.) Lindl. – Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
3. Paphinia dunstervillei Dodson & G.A.Romero – Venezuela
4. Paphinia grandiflora Barb.Rodr. – northern Brazil
5. Paphinia herrerae Dodson – Ecuador
6. Paphinia hirtzii Dodson – Ecuador
7. Paphinia levyae Garay – Ecuador
8. Paphinia lindeniana Rchb.f. – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
9. Paphinia litensis Dodson & Neudecker – Ecuador
10. Paphinia neudeckeri Jenny – Ecuador, Colombia
11. Paphinia posadarum Dodson & R.Escobar – Ecuador, Colombia
12. Paphinia rugosa Rchb.f. – Colombia
13. Paphinia seegeri G.Gerlach – Colombia
14. Paphinia subclausa Dressler – Costa Rica
15. Paphinia vermiculifera G.Gerlach & Dressler – Panama
16. Paphinia zamorae Garay – Ecuador

Hybrids include:

• Paphinia Majestic (P. cristata x P. herrerae)
• Paphinia Memoria Remo Lombardi (P. herrerae x P. lindeniana)
• Gonginia (Gongora x Paphinia), an intergeneric hybrid