(Paphiopedilum godefroyae)

Paphiopedilum godefroyae, (God.-Leb.) Stein 1892 (Kew)

Paphiopedilum godefroyae is a species in the Paphiopedilum genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Orchidaceae subfamily Cypripedioideae, . It is in the subgenus Brachypetalum . This species is found in Pen. Thailand.

Paphiopedilum godefroyae [Godefroy Lebeuf] Stein (1892) and Paphiopedilum leucochilum [Rolfe] Fowlie (1975) are found in the same areas as Paph. concolor. The three are closely related but these two especially so: the latter was long recognised as a mere variant of the former. They remain problematic taxonomically, with Paph. godefroyae var. leuchochilum treated as a separate species - Paph. leucochilum - for hybrid registration purposes. All three are deservedly popular as orchids for beginne