Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Cypripedioideae (also placed in Cypripediaceae) |
Tribe | Cypripedieae |
Subtribe | Cypripediinae |
Scientific name | Cypripedium debile Reichenbach f. |
Synonyms | Cypripedium cardiophyllum Franchet & Savatier |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ko-atsumori-sou (コアツモリソウ, 小敦盛草 [meaning: tiny atsumori-sou (atsumori-sou = Cypripedium macranthos Swartz)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Southwestern region), Honshu, Shikoku (Kochi Prefecture), Kyushu (Kumamoto Prefecture) |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
Description | Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 2.5-5cm long, 2-5cm wide. Flowers pale yellow ca. 2cm, purple lip ca. 1cm, flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Cypripedium debile Rchb. f. 1874 |
Cypripedium debile Rchb. f. | |
Note | Reratively rare species. |
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