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.[1]

Cypripedium franchetii
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Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classificationedit
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[1]
  • 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.[2]

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