Paphiopedilum spicerianum

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| genus = Paphiopedilum

| species = spicerianum

| authority = (Rchb.f) Pfitzer 1888

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Paphiopedilum spicerianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is said to be endemic to Assam (India) but might actually be rather widespread, though nowhere common, between Bhutan and northwestern Myanmar.

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  • Braem, G. & Chiron, G. Paphiopedilum, Tropicalia, France, 2003.
  • Cribb, P. The Genus Paphiopedilum, Second Edition, Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., 1998.
  • Russell, G. "Paphiopedilum spicerianum: unravelling some of the mystery", MIOS Journal vol. 9 iss. 4 (April 2008), pp. 2–11. http://miosjournal.org/journal/2008/04/PaphiopedilumSpicerianum.html
  • Russell, G. "The Story of Paphiopedilum spicerianum", MIOS Journal vol. 9 iss. 5 (May 2008), pp. 12–16. http://miosjournal.org/journal/2008/05/PaphiopedilumSpicerianum2.html

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spicerianum

Category:Orchids of Assam

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