The orchid Paphiopedilum Amabile is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Bleu in 1890.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

• Paphiopedilum hookerae (50.00%)  subgenus Paphiopedilum  section: Spathopetalum   subsection: Macronodium 
• Paphiopedilum javanicum (25.00%)  subgenus Sigmatopetalum  subsection: Chloroneura 
• Paphiopedilum superbiens (25.00%)  subgenus Sigmatopetalum  subsection: Loripetalum