= Cordula insignis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 46 (1838)
= Cypripedium albomarginatum Van Geert; Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 83: 11 (1882)
= Cypripedium chantinii Anon.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 18: 750 (1882)
= Cypripedium insigne unranked barrii Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 82 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne unranked boiesianum Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 82 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne unranked robinsonianum Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 82 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne var. albomarginatum (Van Geert) Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 57 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. amesianum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 239 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. amoenum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 57 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. aureoalbum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 240 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. biflorum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 58 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. chantinii Rolfe; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 37: 249 (1866)
= Cypripedium insigne var. colosianum Herr.; Gard. & Forest 10: 5 (1897)
= Cypripedium insigne var. cypheri Van Geert; Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1889-1890: 8 (1889)
= Cypripedium insigne var. duvalii Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 245 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. elegantissimum Pucci; Cypripedium 113 (1891)
= Cypripedium insigne var. eyermannianum Herr.; Gard. & Forest 10: 5 (1897)
= Cypripedium insigne var. forstermanii Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 58 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. giganteum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 249 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. gracile Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 59 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. gravesianum Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 81 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne var. holzhausenianum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 251 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. kimballianum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 60 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. madouxianum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 256 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. maulei Blandy & Rosher; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 396 (1860)
= Cypripedium insigne var. maulei-superbum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 257 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. maximum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 61 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. mcfaddenii Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 82 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne var. moensii Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 61 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. mooreanum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 62 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. nilsonii Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 62 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. pynaertii Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 263 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. rubrum-maculatum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 63 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. rubrum-marginatum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 63 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. sanderae Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 692 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. sanderianum Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 11: 145 (1893)
= Cypripedium insigne var. savageanum Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 82 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne var. speciosum Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 267 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. sylhetense Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 64 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. tresederi Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium ed. 2: 269 (1898)
= Cypripedium insigne var. veitchianum Rob.; J. Soc. Centr. Hort. France, Sér. 2, 8: 589 (1874)
= Cypripedium insigne var. wallacei Desbois; Monogr. Cypripedium 64 (1888)
= Cypripedium insigne var. wrightianum Pitcher & Manda; Proc. Annual Conv. Soc. Amer. Florists 8: 82 (1892)
= Cypripedium insigne Wall. ex Lindl.; Coll. Bot. [Lindley] t. 32 (1821)
= Cypripedium maulei Anon.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 18: 750 (1882)
= Paphiopedilum insigne f. sanderae (Rchb.f.) Braem; Gen. Paphiopedilum, ed. 2, 2: 233 (1999)
= Paphiopedilum insigne f. sanderianum (Rolfe) Braem; Gen. Paphiopedilum, ed. 2, 2: 233 (1999)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. albomarginatum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. amesianum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. amoenum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. aureoalbum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. biflorum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. chantinii (Rolfe) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. cypheri (Van Geert) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. duvalii (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. elegantissimum (Pucci) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. forstermanii (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. giganteum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. gracile (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. holzhausenianum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. kimballianum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. madouxianum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. maulei (Blandy & Rosher) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. maximum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. moensii (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. mooreanum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. nilsonii (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. pynaertii (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. rubrum-maculatum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. rubrum-marginatum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderianum (Rolfe) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. speciosum (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. sylhetense (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. tresederi (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum insigne var. wallacei (Desbois) Pfitzer; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, Heft 12 (Orch.-Pleonandr.): 74 (1903)
= Paphiopedilum macfarlanei Fr.Mey.; Gartenflora 83: 93 (1934)