Cypripedium flavum

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

Cypripedium flavum, the yellow cypripedium, 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. ^ a b Flora of China, v 25 p 25, 黄花杓兰 huang hua shao lan, Cypripedium flavum
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, search for Cypripedium luteum
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  5. ^ Sia Morhardt and Emil Morhardt California Desert Flowers: An Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species, p. 101, at Google Books


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