Cypripedium fargesii Franch. 1894 SECTION Trigonopedia Photo by © David Llewelyn and his Koolplants website
Plant and Flower Photos courtesy of Botanická zahrada a arboretum Mendelova zemedelská a lesnická univerzita v Brne, Brno, Czech
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Common Name Farges' Cypripedium [French Missionary and Orchid Enthusiast in china late 1800's] - In China Mao Ban Shao Lan
Flower Size 1.5 to 2" [3.75 cm to 5 cm]
Found in Hubei and eastern Sichuan China in humus rich places in thickets, open forests and grassy places at elevations of 1900 to 3200 meters as a medium szied, cool to cold growing terrestrial with 2, ovate, light green, red spotted, plicate, obtuse leaves that blooms in the spring on a terminal, erect, short, single flowered inflorescence.. This orchid is closely related to C margaritaceum.
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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 78 No 5 2009 photo; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo ok; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide;
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