Biology:Cypripedium formosanum

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Short description: Species of orchid

Cypripedium formosanum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species:
C. formosanum
Binomial name
Cypripedium formosanum
Hayata (1916)
Synonyms[2]

Cypripedium japonicum var. formosanum (Hayata) S.S.Ying (1975)

The Formosan lady's slipper or beautiful cypripedium, Cypripedium formosanum, is a species of orchid endemic to Taiwan.[2][3]

This species is restricted to the central mountains of Taiwan, where it grows in several types of habitat in mountain forests and bogs. It is associated with species of ferns, Epimedium, Trillium, and Podophyllum, and Diphylleia grayi. It is also cultivated, being attractive and easy to grow and propagate.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q714154 entry