Paphiopedilum urbanianum

Paphiopedilum urbanianum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Cypripedioideae
Genus:	Paphiopedilum
Species:	P. urbanianum
Binomial name
Paphiopedilum urbanianum Fowlie
Synonyms
Paphiopedilum urbanianum f. alboviride Braem

Paphiopedilum urbanianum is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is almost extinct in the wild, partly due to habitat loss, but even more so because of unsustainable collecting for the horticultural trade.

Sources

• Agoo, E.M.G., Cootes, J., Golamco, A., Jr., de Vogel, E.F. & Tiu, D. 2004. Paphiopedilum urbanianum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.