Cypripedium flavum
| Yellow Cypripedium | |
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| Species: | C. flavum
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| Cypripedium flavum P.F. Hunt & Summerh. (1966)
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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
- ^ a b 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
External links
Media related to Yellow Cypripedium (Cypripedium flavum) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Yellow Cypripedium (Cypripedium flavum) at Wikispecies
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