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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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