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Cypripedium
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thumb|Cypripedium, Pollination trap|trapping a bee so it goes through a narrow passage where it picks up the pollinia to perform pollination. Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae). They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere, including most of Europe and Africa (Algeria) (one species), Russia, China, Central Asia, Canada the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
OverviewAI-generated
Cypripedium is a genus of plants within the family Orchidaceae. It belongs to the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The parent taxon is Cypripedioideae. Common names for the genus include Zöhrəçiçəyi, Циприпедиум, střevíčníк, and Fruesko. One species within this group is known by the common name pink lady’s slipper.
Records for Cypripedium exist in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Institutions holding related records include MICH, University of Alberta Museums, WIS, USF, and INECOL. The genus has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. General analyses are noted as lacking for most species of Cypripedium.
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Species
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
General: and analyses are lacking for most species of Cypripedium
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 705
- With media
- 625
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- MICH, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, WIS, USF, INECOL, MPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Taxonomy
- Species and natural hybrids
- Subgenus Cypripedium
- Subgenus Irapeana
- Natural Hybrids
- Uses
- Conservation
- Awards
- References
- External links
thumb|Cypripedium, Pollination trap|trapping a bee so it goes through a narrow passage where it picks up the pollinia to perform pollination. Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae). They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere, including most of Europe and Africa (Algeria) (one species), Russia, China, Central Asia, Canada the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
They are most commonly known as slipper orchids, '''lady's slipper orchids, or ladyslippers; other common names include moccasin flower, camel's foot, squirrel foot, steeple cap, Venus' shoes, and whippoorwill shoe. An abbreviation used in trade journals is "Cyp.'" The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek (), an early reference in Greek myth to Aphrodite, and (), meaning "sandal".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cypripedium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.