Fan-leaved lady's slipper
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The fan-leaved lady's slipper ( Cypripedium japonicum ) is a species of the genus Cypripedium in the orchid family (Orchidaceae).
features
The fan-leaved lady's slipper is a perennial plant with a rhizome that reaches heights of 25 to 45 centimeters. The upright stem is hairy brown. The leaves are fan-shaped, almost opposite, sit above the center of the stem and measure 8 to 16 × 7 to 23 centimeters. The radiating nerves end at the leaf ends. The flower stalk and stem are also hairy tomentose. A single bloom is formed. The outer and inner tepals are light yellow or greenish yellow. The lip is L-shaped in side view, its color is yellowish pink to white with darker, reddish spots. The capsule fruit is roughly spindle-shaped.
Flowering time is from May to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 20
Occurrence
The fan-leaved lady's slipper occurs in Japan, Korea, and east to central China in bamboo groves and mountain forests, often near water, at altitudes of 1000 to 2000 meters.
use
The fan-leaved lady's slipper is rarely used as an ornamental plant for the edges of trees. It has been in culture since 1874 at the latest.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
- Xinqi Chen, Phillip J. Cribb: Cypripedium . In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, Hong Deyuan (eds.): Flora of China . tape 25 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis 2009, pp. 29 ( efloras.org ).
