Paphinia vermiculifera

Paphinia vermiculifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Maxillarieae
Subtribe:	Stanhopeinae
Genus:	Paphinia
Species:	P. vermiculifera
Binomial name
Paphinia vermiculifera G.Gerlach & Dressler

Paphinia vermiculifera is a species of orchid found in 2003. It is endemic to Panama.

Taxonomy

The classification of this orchid species was published by Gunter Gerlach & Robert Louis Dressler; Stanhopeinae Mesoamericanae I in Laneksteriana, 8:23-30. 2003. Paphinia vermiculifera is found in Panama.

The original holotype was found in Coclé, El Valle de Antón. The plant flowered in cultivation on July 6, 2002. The holotype is kept at Missouri Botanical Garden.