title: Paphiopedilum subg. Paphiopedilum
text: # Paphiopedilum subg. Paphiopedilum
  
  Paphiopedilum subgenus Paphiopedilum is a subgenus of the genus Paphiopedilum.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  Plants from this section are found from Bhutan, Bangladesh, south to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam to west China.
  
  ## Species
  
  Paphiopedilum subgenus Paphiopedilum comprises the following species:
  
  | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Paphiopedilum barbigerum Tang & F.T.Wang 1940 | China(Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi), Vietnam, and Thailand. | 300–760 metres (980–2,490 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum charlesworthii (Rolfe) Pfitzer 1895 | Assam India, Myanmar, Thailand, and SW China | 1,200–1,600 metres (3,900–5,200 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum coccineum Perner & Herrmann 2000 | Vietnam | 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Pfitzer 1895 | South India | 1,500–1,800 metres (4,900–5,900 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum erythroanthum | China(Yunnan) | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum exul (Ridl.) Kervoche 1894 | Thailand | 6–30 metres (20–98 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum fairrieanum | India(Himalayas and Sikkim), Bhutan | 1,300–2,200 metres (4,300–7,200 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum gratrixianum (Mast.) Guillaumin 1924 | Laos(Pak Song), Vietnam | 910–1,900 metres (2,990–6,230 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum helenae Aver. 1996 | Vietnam (Cao Bang) | 600–850 metres (1,970–2,790 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum henryanum Braem 1987 | China(Yunnan, Guangxi) | 910–1,400 metres (2,990–4,590 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum herrmannii Füchs & Reisinger 1995 | Vietnam | 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lindl. ex Hook. f.) Pfitzer 1892 | Bangladesh, India (Assam), Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, southern China. | 700–1,800 metres (2,300–5,900 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum insigne [Lindley]Pfitz 1888 | India(Assam,Meghalaya,Manipur), Nepal, Myanmar | 910–1,500 metres (2,990–4,920 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum notatisepalum | China (Yunnan) | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum papilio-laoticus Schuit., Luang Aphay & Iio 2018 | Laos (Sulivong Luangaphay) | |
  | Paphiopedilum spicerianum [Rchb.f]Pfitz. 1888 | Barak and Sonai river gorges in Assam, India | 370–1,550 metres (1,210–5,090 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum stenolomum Z.J.Liu, O.Gruss & L.J.Chen 2011 | China(Yunnan) | |
  | Paphiopedilum tigrinum Koop. & N. Hasegawa 1990 | Myanmar and China | 1,300–1,900 metres (4,300–6,200 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum tranlienianum O.Gruss & H.Perner 1998 | Vietnam. | 400–750 metres (1,310–2,460 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum vejvarutianum O.Gruss & Roellke 2003 | Thailand (Kanchanaburi) | 500–750 metres (1,640–2,460 ft) |
  | Paphiopedilum villosum (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1895 | Assam India; Northern Burma; Northern Thailand; and Yunnan China | 1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft) |
  