What exactly defines a Parvi or Brachy?

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I enjoy keeping paphs and would love my collection to grow, however I want to become more knowledgeable about them. I have been seeing Parvi and Brachy being used to describe paphs. Is it due to hybridization that makes one or the other?

Thanks,
Christian
 
It's the taxonomic rank of subgenus. Subgenera are natural divisions within a genus like Paphiopedilum, which group clusters of similar species together. So, species in Brachypetalum are all more closely related to each other than they are to species in subgenus Parvisepalum.

Other subgenera are Barbata, Pardalopetalum, and Cochlopetalum. These are just a few of them.
 
It's the taxonomic rank of subgenus. Subgenera are natural divisions within a genus like Paphiopedilum, which group clusters of similar species together. So, species in Brachypetalum are all more closely related to each other than they are to species in subgenus Parvisepalum.

Other subgenera are Barbata, Pardalopetalum, and Cochlopetalum. These are just a few of them.

I see, that makes sense. Thank you for such a clear response!
 
Also might be helpful to know that Parvisepalum is Latin for "small sepal," and Brachypetalum is "short petal."
 
Is that already official or a mere suggestion (by whom)? Do you know about the reasons?
Thanks Michael
 
All the Brachy species were listed as belonging to section Concoloria in “An Annotated Checklist of Paphiopedilum Species” by Harold Koopowitz in the Oct-Dec 2018 issue of Orchid Digest
 
Thanks Chris
Eric thanks, that site is a kind of bible to me when I'm deciding how to treat a species.
Michael
 
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