Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino

Spotted lady slipper (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cypripedium

Characteristics

Plants erect, 17–32 cm. Leaves 2 (–3, very rarely), on middle half of stem, alternate to subopposite, wide-spreading; blade elliptic-lanceolate to lance-ovate or ovate-suborbiculate, 6–12 × 3–7 cm. Flowers solitary; sepals white to yellowish or greenish with brownish or tan markings; dorsal sepal obovate to ovate, 15–23 × 9–18 mm; petals spreading, same color as sepals, acuminate-subpandurate to acuminate-pandurate (constricted near middle), flat, 10–14 × 5–8 mm, much shorter than lip, margins undulate-revolute; lip similarly colored, oblance-fusiform to oblance-ovoid, 17–32 mm; orifice basal, 10–22 mm; staminode oblong-quadrangular to broadly ellipsoid or ovoid. 2n = 20.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.14 - 0.34
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-4

Usage

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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 yatabeanum world distribution map, present in Japan and United States of America

Conservation status

Cypripedium yatabeanum threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75399-2
WFO ID wfo-0000935760
COL ID 33J8J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Cypripedium yatabeanum Cypripedium guttatum var. yatabeanum Cypripedium guttatum subsp. yatabeanum Cypripedium guttatum var. yatabeanum Cypripedium guttatum subsp. guttatum Cypripedium guttatum subsp. yatabeanum