Orchidaceae
Cypripedium

Cypripedium subtropicum S.C.Chen & K.Y.Lang

First published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 24: 317 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Tibet to China (S. Yunnan) and N. Vietnam. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Chen, S.C. & Lang, K.Y. Original description of Cypripedium subtropicum. 24, (1986).
  • Sing-Chi, C. & Kai-Yong, L. Cypripedium subtropicum, a New Species Related to Selenipedilum. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 24, 317-322 (1986).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Li, B., S. [11188] China K000077897 Type Yes
Li, B,; [11188] China K000077900 No
Li, B,; [11188] China K000077899 No
Li, B,; [11188] China K000077898 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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  • Kew Science Photographs

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