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Paphiopedilum (Slipper Orchid) is a genus in the orchid
family (Orchidaceae) of approximately 77 species native to South China, India, Southeast Asia and
the Pacific Islands. The genus has been given its own subtribe, the Paphiopedilinae. The genus is
abbreviated Paph. The genus name Paphiopedilum is derived from the Greek Paphos, a city on the
island of Cyprus, and pedilon, slipper. (Source: Wikipedia Encyclopedia.)
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