Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe

in Apud Hemsley, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 29: 319 (1892).

Synonymes

Cypripedium macranthos var. himalaicum (Rolfe) Kraenzl. in Orch. Gen. Sp. 1: 26 (1897).

Répartition

Bhoutan, Inde, Népal, Sikkim, Tibet.

Inde : Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.

Floraison : _____JJA____. Altitude de 2800 à 4900 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre. Taille de 20 à 42 cm. Feuilles de 3 à 4, de 60-100 × 25-45 mm, elliptiques, oblongues. Inflorescence . Fleur unique. Sépale dorsal ovale, de 30-50 × 14-20 mm. Sépales latéraux ovales, de 40-50 × 14-18 mm. Pétales lancéolés, linéaires, de 25-30 × 7-11 mm. Chromosomes : 2n=20.

Bibliographie

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The wild orchids in Tibet. Tongji University Press. 2023. Page 33. Photo.