Cypripedium flavum
| Yellow Cypripedium | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | 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 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] The species epithet flavum is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Flora of China, v 25 p 25, 黄花杓兰 huang hua shao lan, Cypripedium flavum
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, search for Cypripedium luteum
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ Sia Morhardt and Emil Morhardt California Desert Flowers: An Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species, p. 101, at Google Books
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