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'''''Paphiopedilum''''' subgenus '''''Megastaminodium''''' is a subgenus of the [[orchid]] genus ''[[Paphiopedilum]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Braem |first1=Guido |last2=Gruss |first2=Olaf |title=Paphiopedilum subgenus Megastaminodium G.J. Braem & O. Gruss a new subgenus to accommodate Paphiopedilum canhii |journal=Orchid Digest |date=2011 |volume=73 |issue=3 |pages=164-165}}</ref> It was erected to accommodate the single species '''''[[Paphiopedilum canhii''']]'' due to its distinct characteristics that made it unfit for the other subgenera. Its placement has since been backed by cytological, molecular and micromorphological evidence.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Górniak |first1=Marcin |last2=Szlachetko |first2=Dariusz L. |last3=Kowalkowska |first3=Agnieszka K. |last4=Bohdanowicz |first4=Jerzy |last5=Canh |first5=Chu Xuan |title=Taxonomic placement of Paphiopedilum canhii (Cypripedioideae; Orchidaceae) based on cytological, molecular and micromorphological evidence |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |date=January 2014 |volume=70 |pages=429-441 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2013.08.016 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790313003382 |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>
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