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Venus` Slipper Paphiopedilum henryanum Orchi 001 Paphiopedilum henryanum Scientific classification Kingdom:Plantae unranked:Angiosperms unranked:Monocots Order:Asparagales Family:Orchidaceae Subfamily:Cypripedioideae Genus:Paphiopedilum Pfitzer Subgenera 5, see text Diversity About 80 species Paphiopedilum distribution map Synonyms[1] Cordula Raf. Menephora Raf. Stimegas Raf. Paphiopedilum, often called the Venus slipper, is a genus of the Lady slipper orchid subfamily Cypripedioideae of the flowering plant family Orchidaceae. The genus comprises some 80 accepted taxa including several natural hybrids. The genus is native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, New Guinea and the Solomon and Bismarck Islands.