Jump to content

Cypripedium guttatum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Spotted lady's slipper)

Cypripedium guttatum

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species:
C. guttatum
Binomial name
Cypripedium guttatum
Sw. (1800)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cypripedium orientale Spreng. (1826)
  • Cypripedium variegatum Georgi (1775)
  • Cypripedium guttatum var. redowskii Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach 1851
  • Cypripedium guttatum f. latifolium Rouy ex E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus, P.Bergon & A.A.Camus 1908
  • Cypripedium guttatum var. koreanum Nakai (1952)
  • Cypripedium guttatum f. redowskii (Rchb.f.) Soó 1969
  • Cypripedium guttatum f. albiflorum Aver. (1999)
  • Cypripedium guttatum f. punicum Y.N.Lee 2005
  • Cypripedium bouffordianum Yong H.Zhang & H.Sun 2006
  • Cypripedium guttatum f. bouffordianum (Yong H.Zhang & H.Sun) J.M.H.Shaw 2012

Cypripedium guttatum, the spotted lady's slipper[3] or Alaskan lady's slipper,[4] is a species of orchid found on three continents. Each stem has about two clasping leaves that alternate. The plant has a height of 12 centimeters to 35 centimeters.[5] The magenta and white colored labellum is pitcher shaped.[6]

Pollination

[edit]

This species is pollinated by various species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum. It blooms from spring to early summer and mid summer.[7]

Distribution

[edit]

It is native to Belarus, Russia (European Russia, Siberia and Russian Far East) as well as China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan), Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Alaska (including the Aleutians) and northern Canada (Yukon and Northwest Territories).[2][8][9][10] It grows in forests, thickets, and grassland.[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
  3. ^ Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center
  4. ^ "Vermont Ladyslipper Company - Cypripedium guttatum". www.vtladyslipper.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ "Cypripedium guttatum (Spotted Lady's Slipper): Go Orchids". goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ "Cypripedium guttatum". www.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  7. ^ "Cypripedium guttatum". OrchidWeb. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  8. ^ a b "Cypripedium guttatum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  9. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov.
  10. ^ "Cypripedium guttatum". www.fs.fed.us.
[edit]