Paphiopedilum

Japanese: パフィオペディルム
Paphiopedilum
A genus of the orchid family found in tropical Asia and New Guinea, with about 50 species. It is an evergreen perennial that usually grows on the forest floor or on rocks, but occasionally grows epiphytically. It has a short stem, several oblong, sometimes spotted, fleshy leaves that spread out to the left and right, and one or several flowers at the end of the flower stalk. The flower has wing-like lateral petals that extend to the left and right, a large, sac-like, swollen lip, a large upper sepal (dorsal sepal) and two lateral sepals that are fused together. The flower color is mainly white, yellow, or green, with brown or purple-red tinges, or spots. There are many hybrids, and it is one of the typical spring-flowering potted orchids. It prefers high humidity, but good ventilation is necessary for cultivation and management, and it should be repotted once every two years, and the minimum temperature in winter should be kept at 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. This group of orchids is known for its unique flower shape, and is classified in the subfamily Cypripedium along with Phragmipedium and Selenipedium, which are native to tropical America and have similar flower shapes, and Cypripedium, which is distributed in the temperate to subarctic zones of Eurasia and North America. Cypripedium is also found growing wild in Japan, and includes Cypripedium japonica and Cypripedium japonica.
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Japanese:
熱帯アジアからニューギニアに分布するラン科の一属で,約50種がある。常緑多年生で,ふつう林床や岩上に生えるが,まれに着生するものもある。短縮した茎をもち,長楕円形で,ときに斑のある肉厚の葉を数枚左右にひろげ,花茎の先に1花または数花をつける。花は,翼状に左右に張り出した側花弁と,嚢状に大きく膨らんだ唇弁(しんべん)をもち,上部の萼片(背萼片)は大きく,2枚の側萼片が合着しているのが特徴。花色は,白,黄,緑を基調にして褐色や紫紅色を帯びるもの,あるいは斑点をもつものなどがある。交雑種も多く,春咲きの代表的な鉢植洋ランのひとつ。高湿度を好むが通風をよくすることが栽培管理に必要で,2年に1回は植え替え,冬期の最低温度は10〜15℃に保つ。ランの仲間では特異な花型をもつグループとして知られ,同様の花型をもつ熱帯アメリカ原産のフラグミペディルムやセレニペディウム,そして,ユーラシアから北アメリカの温帯〜亜寒帯に分布するシプリペディウム(アツモリソウ属)とともに,アツモリソウ亜科に分類されている。シプリペディウムは日本でも自生が見られ,アツモリソウ,クマガイソウなどがある。
→関連項目シプリペジウム

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