Cypripedium franchetii

Cypripedium franchetii is a species of orchid endemic to China. It is known from the provinces Chongqing, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan.[2]

Cypripedium franchetii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species:
C. franchetii
Binomial name
Cypripedium franchetii
Rolfe (1912)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cypripedium lanuginosum Schltr. (1919)
  • Cypripedium pulchrum Ames & Schltr. (1919)
  • Cypripedium macranthos var. villosum Hand.-Mazz. (1936)

This species occurs in several habitat types, including open woods, scrub, and forest, growing in shade and partial shade.[1]

References
  1. Rankou, H. (2014). "Cypripedium franchetii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46651A43315765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T46651A43315765.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Flora of China, v 25 p 28, 毛杓兰 mao shao lan, Cypripedium franchetii


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