Cypripedium flavum

The yellow cypripedium, Cypripedium flavum, is a species of orchid. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), and Yunnan.[1]

Yellow Cypripedium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species:
C. flavum
Binomial name
Cypripedium flavum
P.F. Hunt & Summerh. (1966)
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Cypripedium luteum Franch., 1888, illegitimate homonym not Raf. 1828

The species epithet flavum is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour.[4][5]

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