Cypripedium franchetii

毛杓兰 mao shao lan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Tribe: Cypripedieae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species: C. franchetii
Binomial name
Cypripedium franchetii
Rolfe (1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypripedium lanuginosum Schltr. (1919)
  • Cypripedium pulchrum Ames & Schltr. (1919)
  • Cypripedium macranthos var. villosum Hand.-Mazz. (1936)

Cypripedium franchetii is a species of orchid. It is endemic to China, known from the provinces of Chongqing, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan.[1]

This species occurs in several habitat types, including open woods, scrub, and forest, growing in shade and partial shade.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China, v 25 p 28, 毛杓兰 mao shao lan, Cypripedium franchetii
  2. Rankou, H. 2014. Cypripedium franchetii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 11 September 2015.

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