Cypripedium

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Cypripedium']

English: Slipper orchids
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APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Cypripedioideae • Genus: Cypripedium L. (1753)

Genus Cypripedium L. (1753)[edit]

Synonyms

- Calceolus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754)
- Calceolaria Heist. ex Fabr., Enum., ed. 2: 37 (1763)
- Criogenes Salisb., Monthly Rev. 75: 81 (1814)
- Schizopedium Salisb., Monthly Rev. 75: 81 (1814)
- Criosanthes Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 268 (1818)
- Arietinum L.C.Beck, Bot. North. Middle States: 352 (1833)
- Sacodon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 45 (1838)
- Hypodema Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 56 (1841)
- Ciripedium Zumagl., Fl. Pedem. 1: 18 (1859)
- Cypripedilon St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., ed. 8: (1889)
- Fissipes Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 311 (1903)

54 Species[edit]

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 30 November 2023):

C. acaule, C. × alaskanum, C. × andrewsii, C. arietinum, C. bardolphianum, C. calceolus, C. calcicola, C. californicum, C. candidum, C. × catherinae, C. × columbianum, C. conzattianum, C. cordigerum, C. debile, C. dickinsonianum, C. elegans, C. fargesii, C. farreri, C. fasciculatum, C. fasciolatum, C. flavum, C. formosanum, C. forrestii, C. franchetii, C. × fred-mulleri, C. gomezianum, C. guttatum, C. henryi, C. × herae, C. himalaicum, C. irapeanum, C. japonicum, C. kentuckiense, C. lentiginosum, C. lichiangense, C. ludlowii, C. luzmarianum, C. macranthos, C. margaritaceum, C. micranthum, C. molle, C. montanum, C. palangshanense, C. parviflorum, C. passerinum, C. plectrochilum, C. reginae, C. segawae, C. shanxiense, C. sichuanense, C. subtropicum, C. susanae, C. taibaiense, C. taiwanalpinum, C. tibeticum, C. × ventricosum, C. wardii, C. × wenqingiae, C. wumengense, C. yatabeanum, C. yinshanicum, C. yunnanense

Included species (for Tropicos, 30 November 2023):

C. acaule, C. agnicapitatum, C. album, C. amesianum, C. appletonianum, C. argus, C. arietinum, C. assamicum, C. assurgens, C. atsmori, C. aureum, C. barbatum, C. bardolphianum, C. bellatulum, C. bifidum, C. binotii, C. boissierianum, C. boreale, C. bouffordianum, C. boxallii, C. bulbosum, C. bullenianum, C. burbidgei, C. calceolus, C. calcicola, C. californicum, C. callosum, C. cambridgeanum, C. canadense, C. candidum, C. cannartianum, C. cardiophyllum, C. caricinum, C. cathayanum, C. cathayenum, C. caudatum, C. chamberlainianum, C. chantini, C. charlesworthii, C. cheniae, C. chica, C. chinense, C. chinensis, C. ciliolare, C. compactum, C. concolor, C. conzattianum, C. cordigerum, C. corrugatum, C. cothurnum, C. crawshawae, C. crossii, C. cruciatum, C. cruciforme, C. curtisii, C. czerwiakowianum, C. daliense, C. dariense, C. daweishanense, C. dayanum, C. debile, C. delenatii, C. dickinsonianum, C. dilectum, C. dominianum, C. drurii, C. ebracteatum, C. elatum, C. elegans, C. elliottianum, C. epidendricum, C. ernestianum, C. exul, C. fairieanum, C. fairrieanum, C. fargesii, C. farreri, C. fasciculatum, C. fasciolatum, C. favillianum, C. ferrugineum, C. flavescens, C. flavum, C. formosanum, C. forrestii, C. franchetii, C. froschii, C. furcatum, C. gardineri, C. glanduliferum, C. glaucophyllum, C. godefroyae, C. gomezianum, C. gracile, C. grande, C. grandiflorum, C. gratrixianum, C. guttatum, C. hartwegii, C. haynaldianum, C. henryi, C. himalaicum, C. hincksianum, C. hirsutissimum, C. hookerae, C. humboldtii, C. humile, C. hyeanum, C. insigne, C. irapeanum, C. isabelianum, C. japonicum, C. javanicum, C. kentuckiense, C. kimballianum, C. klotzschianum, C. knightiae, C. laevigatum, C. lang-rhoa, C. langrhoa, C. lanuginosum, C. lawrenceanum, C. lentiginosum, C. lexarzae, C. lichiangense, C. lindenii, C. lindleyanum, C. lineari-subulatum, C. longifolium, C. lowei, C. ludlowii, C. luteum, C. luzmarianum, C. macranthos, C. makasin, C. malipoense, C. manshuricum, C. margaritaceum, C. mastersianum, C. maulei, C. micranthum, C. microsaccos, C. miteauanum, C. moensianum, C. moensii, C. molle, C. montanum, C. morinanthum, C. neo-guineense, C. neoparviflorum, C. nigritum, C. niveum, C. nutans, C. occidentale, C. orientale, C. palangshanense, C. palmifolium, C. papuanum, C. pardeti, C. pardinum, C. parishii, C. parviflorum, C. parvulum, C. passerinum, C. paulistanum, C. pearcei, C. petri, C. philippinense, C. pitcherianum, C. planipetalum, C. platytaenium, C. plectrochilum, C. porphyrospilum, C. praestans, C. pubescens, C. pulchrum, C. purpuratum, C. pusillum, C. rebunense, C. reginae, C. reichenbachianum, C. reichenbachii, C. reticulatum, C. robinsonii, C. roebelenii, C. roezlii, C. roseum, C. rothschildianum, C. rubronerve, C. sallierii, C. sanderianum, C. sargentianum, C. schlimi, C. schmidtianum, C. schomburgkianum, C. segawae, C. segawai, C. shanxiense, C. siamense, C. sichuanense, C. sinapoides, C. sinicum, C. smithii, C. socco, C. spathulata, C. speciosum, C. spectabile, C. spicerianum, C. splendidum, C. stonei, C. subtropicum, C. superbiens, C. susanae, C. szechenyiana, C. taibaiense, C. taiwanianum, C. thunbergii, C. tibeticum, C. tonkinense, C. tonsum, C. turgidum, C. undatum, C. variegatum, C. veganum, C. veitchianum, C. venustum, C. vernayi, C. victoria-mariae, C. victoria-regina, C. villosum, C. virens, C. vittatum, C. volonteanum, C. wallisii, C. wardianum, C. wardii, C. warnerianum, C. warszewiczianum, C. wilsonii, C. wolterianum, C. wumengense, C. yatabeanum, C. yunnanense, C. zhongdianense, C. × adonis, C. × adrastus, C. × aeson, C. × ainsworthii, C. × alaskanum, C. × albanense, C. × albertianum, C. × albo-purpureum, C. × alcides, C. × alfredii, C. × alice, C. × allanianum, C. × almum, C. × amabile, C. × amandum, C. × amesianum, C. × andrewsii, C. × antigone, C. × aphrodite, C. × apiculatum, C. × arnoldiae, C. × arnoldianum, C. × arthurianum, C. × ashburtoniae, C. × ashtonii, C. × ashworthiae, C. × atys, C. × auroreum, C. × aylingii, C. × baconis, C. × barbatoveitchianum, C. × barbeyi, C. × bartetii, C. × beatrice, C. × beechense, C. × behrensianum, C. × berenice, C. × berggrenianum, C. × beyorodtianum, C. × boccardianum, C. × bolerlaerianum, C. × bragaianum, C. × brownii, C. × bryanii, C. × brysa, C. × buchananianum, C. × buchanianum, C. × burbidgei, C. × burfordiense, C. × burtonii, C. × calanthum, C. × caligare, C. × calophyllum, C. × calurum, C. × calypso, C. × cambridgeanum, C. × canhamiae, C. × cardinale, C. × carnusianum, C. × carrierei, C. × cassiope, C. × castleanum, C. × catherinae, C. × celia, C. × ceres, C. × charlesianum, C. × chelseense, C. × chloroneurum, C. × chlorops, C. × chrysocomes, C. × claptonense, C. × claudii, C. × cleopatra, C. × clinkaberryanum, C. × clonius, C. × colombianum, C. × conchiferum, C. × concinnum, C. × concolawre, C. × conspicuum, C. × constableanum, C. × constance, C. × coppinianum, C. × corbeillense, C. × corndeanii, C. × corningianum, C. × cowleyanum, C. × creon, C. × crossianum, C. × cythera, C. × daisyae, C. × dallemagnei, C. × dauthieri, C. × daviesianum, C. × debosscherianum, C. × delicatulum, C. × delicatum, C. × denisianum, C. × desboisianum, C. × diana, C. × dibdin, C. × discolor, C. × doliare, C. × donatianum, C. × doris, C. × edithae, C. × edwardii, C. × electra, C. × elinor, C. × elsteadianum, C. × enfieldiense, C. × engelhardtae, C. × eucharis, C. × euryale, C. × euryandrum, C. × excellens, C. × eyermannianum, C. × fascinatum, C. × favillianum, C. × festum, C. × figaro, C. × fitchianum, C. × fordianum, C. × fowlerianum, C. × fraseri, C. × fredmulleri, C. × freynii, C. × galatea, C. × gaskellianum, C. × gemmiferum, C. × germinyanum, C. × gibezianum, C. × gigas, C. × gloriosum, C. × godseffianum, C. × goweri, C. × grande, C. × gravesiae, C. × grayanum, C. × hardyanum, C. × harrisianum, C. × haywoodianum, C. × hephaestus, C. × hera, C. × herae, C. × hermione, C. × horneri, C. × hornianum, C. × houtteanum, C. × hurellianum, C. × huybrechtsianum, C. × inspirator, C. × io, C. × janus, C. × johnsonianum, C. × joungianum, C. × juno, C. × kesselringi, C. × kimballianum, C. × krylowi, C. × laforcadei, C. × landonii, C. × lathamianum, C. × lathamii, C. × laurae, C. × laurebellum, C. × lawrebel, C. × lebaudyanum, C. × leda, C. × ledouxiae, C. × leeanum, C. × lemoineanum, C. × lemoinierianum, C. × leonae, C. × leopoldianum, C. × leucorrhodum, C. × leysenianum, C. × lineolare, C. × littleanum, C. × loochristianum, C. × louisae, C. × lucidum, C. × lucienianum, C. × lynchianum, C. × macfarlanei, C. × macrochilum, C. × macropterum, C. × maesereelianum, C. × magdalana, C. × manchuricum, C. × marmoratum, C. × marmorophyllum, C. × masonii, C. × massainum, C. × mauriceanum, C. × maynardii, C. × measuresianum, C. × meirax, C. × melanophthalmum, C. × memoria-fournieri, C. × memoria-moensi, C. × millmanii, C. × minerva, C. × minos, C. × morganiae, C. × murillo, C. × nandi, C. × nicholsonianum, C. × niobe, C. × nitens, C. × nitidissimum, C. × numa, C. × obscurum, C. × oenone, C. × olenus, C. × orbum, C. × orestes, C. × ornatum, C. × orphanorum, C. × orphanum, C. × orpheus, C. × pageanum, C. × pallas, C. × paris, C. × parksianum, C. × patens, C. × paulii, C. × pavoninum, C. × peetersianum, C. × penalus, C. × pendulum, C. × penelans, C. × pereirae, C. × perseus, C. × peruzzisnum, C. × phaedra, C. × picturatum, C. × platycolor, C. × pleistochlorum, C. × plunerum, C. × politum, C. × pollettianum, C. × polystigmaticum, C. × porphyreum, C. × porphyrospilum, C. × poyntzianum, C. × pryorianum, C. × pycnopterum, C. × radiosum, C. × refulgens, C. × regale, C. × richardsonii, C. × robinianum, C. × robustum, C. × rossianum, C. × rubrum, C. × sallieri, C. × sanderae, C. × saundersianum, C. × savageanum, C. × schroederae, C. × sedeni, C. × seegerianum, C. × selligerum, C. × siamense, C. × sibyrolense, C. × siegerianum, C. × signatum, C. × simonii, C. × smithii, C. × southgatense, C. × splendens, C. × statterianum, C. × stenophyllum, C. × suffusum, C. × superciliare, C. × swanianum, C. × swinburnei, C. × sylvia, C. × taganti, C. × tautzianum, C. × tessellatum, C. × thayerianum, C. × thibautianum, C. × triumphans, C. × tryonianum, C. × uihleinianum, C. × umlauftianum, C. × van-molianum, C. × vanhoutteanum, C. × vannerae, C. × variopictum, C. × ventricosum, C. × vernixium, C. × vervaetianum, C. × vexillarium, C. × vigerianum, C. × vipanii, C. × wallaertianum, C. × warnhamiense, C. × watsonianum, C. × weathersianum, C. × weidlichianum, C. × wellesleyanum, C. × wendlandii, C. × wenqingiae, C. × whitelyanum, C. × wiganianum, C. × williamsianum, C. × winnianum, C. × youngianum, C. × yvonnae
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Cypripedium calceolus L. (1753)