Orchidaceae
Cypripedium

Cypripedium tibeticum King ex Rolfe

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 320 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sikkim to Central China and N. Myanmar. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Manilal, K.S. & Kumar, C.S. (eds.) (2004). Orchid Memories A tribute to Gunnar Seidenfaden: 1-265. Mentor Books, Calicut.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Perner, H. (2006 publ. 2007). Cypripedium froschii, anmerkungen zu einem synonym von Cyp. tibeticum - Nachtrag. Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg 57: 771-776.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.

Cypripedioideae: e-monocot.org

  • Rolfe, R.A. Original description of Cypripedium tibeticum. 29, (1892).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 16, 1996 Delavay, P.J.M. [s.n.] China K000077930 Type Yes
May 16, 1996 Limpricht, H.W. [1647] China K000077925 Type Yes
May 16, 1996 Delavay, P.J.M. [s.n.] China K000077931 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000796341 Type Yes
Cribb, P. [C90/4] China K:SPC-56036.000 No
Cribb, P. [C90/17] China K:SPC-55880.000 No
Pratt, A.E. [42] China K000077927 Syntype Yes
Perner, H; Perner, W.C. [HP 002] China K:SPC-71360.000 No
Cribb, P. [C92/3] China K:SPC-59740.000 No
Delavay, P.J.M. [3478] China K000077923 Isosyntype Yes
Pratt, A.E. [14] China K000077928 Syntype Yes
Pratt, A.E. [736] China K000077929 Type Yes
Dungboo [s.n.] India K000077962 Type Yes
Pratt, A.E. [301] China K000077926 Type Yes
Dungboo [s.n.] India K000077961 Type Yes
Delavay, P.J.M. [s.n.] China K000077924 Isosyntype Yes
Frosch, W. [s.n.] China Cypripedium froschii K000077960 Holotype Yes
Frosch, W. [s.n.] China Cypripedium froschii K000364512 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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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/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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