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Selenipedium
Selenipedium is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) (Subfamily Cypripedioideae). The genus has been given its own tribe, Selenipedieae, and subtribe, Selenipediinae. It is abbreviated Sel in trade journals.
The name of the genus is derived from the Greek selen, which means "moon", and pedium, which means "slipper" (referring to the pouch).
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Selenipedium palmifolium
speciesSelenipedium palmifolium
Selenipedium aequinoctiale
speciesSelenipedium aequinoctiale
Selenipedium dodsonii
speciesSelenipedium dodsonii
Selenipedium aucourdianum
speciesSelenipedium aucourdianum
Selenipedium buenaventurae
speciesSelenipedium buenaventurae
Selenipedium chica
speciesSelenipedium chica
Selenipedium olgae
speciesSelenipedium olgae
Selenipedium steyermarkii
speciesSelenipedium steyermarkii
Selenipedium vanillocarpum
speciesSelenipedium vanillocarpum
Selenipedium isabelianum
speciesSelenipedium isabelianum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 508107.