# Paphiopedilum subg. Sigmatopetalum

Paphiopedilum subgenus Sigmatopetalum is a subgenus of the genus Paphiopedilum.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found from India and China, down to Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands .

## Species

Paphiopedilum subgenus Sigmatopetalum comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Paphiopedilum acmodontum M.W. Wood 1976 | Philippines (Visayan area, and Negros) | 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum agusii Cavestro & N. Bougourd 2017 | Java | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum appletonianum Rolfe 1896 | Thailand and Laos | 450–600 metres (1,480–1,970 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum argus (Rchb. f.) Stein 1892 | Philippines (Luzon) | 1,200–1,700 metres (3,900–5,600 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum barbatum (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1888 | Malaysia (Penang, Gunong Beor through Gunong Ophir) | 480–1,200 metres (1,570–3,940 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum braemii H.Mohr 1989 | Sumatra | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum Fowlie 1971 | Solomon Islands (Bougainville) | 1,100–1,850 metres (3,610–6,070 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum bullenianum [Rchb.f] Pfitzer 1894 | Malaysia (Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi) | 0–1,115 metres (0–3,658 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum bungebelangii Metusala 2017 | Sumatra | 1,575 metres (5,167 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum callosum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 | Cambodia (Loei province), Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand | 340–1,000 metres (1,120–3,280 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum ciliolare (Rchb. f.) Stein 1892 | Philippines (Surigao del Sur, Siargao, and Dinagat Islands) | 300–800 metres (980–2,620 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum dayanum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 | Borneo (Sabah) | 550–1,000 metres (1,800–3,280 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum fowliei Birk 1981 | Philippines (Palawan Island) | 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum hennisianum (M.W. Wood) Fowlie 1977 | Philippines (Pany, Negros and Visayan) | 640–1,000 metres (2,100–3,280 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum hookerae (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 | Malaysia (Sarawak, East Malaysia and in Kalimantan, Borneo) | 600–760 metres (1,970–2,490 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum javanicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Pfitzer 1888 | Indonesia (Java, Bala, and Flores) | 910–1,700 metres (2,990–5,580 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1888 | Borneo (Sabah) | 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum lunatum Metusala 2017 | Sumatra | 1,300–1,600 metres (4,300–5,200 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum mastersianum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 | Indonesia (Ceram and Buru) | 910–1,800 metres (2,990–5,910 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum nataschae Braem 2015 | Sulawesi | |
| Paphiopedilum papuanum (Ridl.) L.O.Williams 1946 | Indonesia (Irian Jaya) and Papua New Guinea (Arfak Mountains) | 790–1,000 metres (2,590–3,280 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum parnatanum Cavestro 1999 | Philippines (W. Luzon) | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum [Lindley] Stein 1894 | China (Gunagdong, Guangxi, Hainan) and Vietnam | 500–1,400 metres (1,600–4,600 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum qingyongii Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen 2010 | China (Xizang) | |
| Paphiopedilum robinsonianum Cavestro 2014 | Indonesia (Sulawesi) | 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum rohmanii Cavestro 2017 | Sumatra | 700–800 metres (2,300–2,600 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum sandyanum Cavestro & G.Benk 2022 | Indonesia (Moluccas) | 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum sangii Braem 1987 | Indonesia (Sulawesi) | 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum schoseri Braem & H.Mohr 1988 | Indonesia (Moluccas and Bacaa Islands) | 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum sugiyamanum Cavestro 2001 | Sabah Borneo | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum sukhakulii Schoser & Senghas 1965 | Thailand (Phu Luang Mountains and Loei) | 240–910 metres (790–2,990 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum superbiens (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 | Central Sumatra | 600–1,200 metres (2,000–3,900 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1895 | Indonesia (Sumatra) | 760–1,600 metres (2,490–5,250 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum urbanianum Fowlie 1981 | Philippines (Mindoro) | 460–760 metres (1,510–2,490 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum venustum [Wall. ex Sims] Pfitz. 1888 | India (Assam, Darjeeling, and Sikkim) | 300–1,500 metres (980–4,920 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum violascens | Papua New Guinea (Garaina, Kui, and Kar Kar Islands ) | 180–1,000 metres (590–3,280 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum wardii Summerhayes 1932 | Northern Burma and China (Yunnan) | 1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum wentworthianum Schoser & Fowlie 1968 | Solomon Islands (Bougainville and Guadalcanal) | 820–1,800 metres (2,690–5,910 ft) |
| Paphiopedilum zulhermanianum Cavestro 2017 | West Sumatra | 700–800 metres (2,300–2,600 ft) |