Cypripedium franchetii Rolfe

Franchet's cypripedium (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cypripedium

Characteristics

Plants 20-35 cm tall, with a stout, rather short rhizome. Stem erect, densely villous especially toward upper part, with several sheaths at base and 3-5 leaves above. Leaf blade elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 10-16 × 4-6.5 cm, both surfaces sparsely pubescent on veins, minutely ciliate, apex acute or shortly acuminate. Inflorescence terminal, with 1 flower; peduncle densely villous; floral bracts foliaceous, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 6-8(-12) × 2-3.5 cm, both surfaces sparsely hairy, minutely ciliate, apex acuminate or shortly acuminate; pedicel and ovary 4-4.5 cm, densely villous. Flower purplish red to pink, with darker veins. Dorsal sepal elliptic-ovate or ovate, 4-5.5 × 2.5-3 cm, abaxially sparsely pubescent on veins, minutely ciliate, apex acuminate or shortly acuminate; synsepal elliptic-lanceolate, 3.5-4 × 1.5-2.5 cm, abaxially pubescent on veins, minutely ciliate, apex shallowly 2-lobed. Petals lanceolate, 5-6 × 1-1.5 cm, villous toward adaxial base, apex acuminate; lip deeply pouched, ellipsoid or subglobose, 4-5.5 × 3-4 cm. Staminode ovate-sagittate to ovate, 10-15 × 7-9 mm, abaxially slightly carinate, base auriculate, subsessile or with a very short stalk at base. Fl. May-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.35
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Images

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Distribution

Cypripedium franchetii world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Cypripedium franchetii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625747-1
WFO ID wfo-0000935361
COL ID 33J5R
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cypripedium franchetii Cypripedium pulchrum Cypripedium rubronerve Cypripedium macranthos var. villosum