Cypripedium yatabeanum
Cypripedium yatabeanum, known as the spotted lady slipper[2] or palomino lady's slipper,[3] is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is native to Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), to the Russian Far East (Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands), and northern Japan.[1][4]
| Spotted lady slipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Cypripedium |
| Species: | C. yatabeanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino | |
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It is distinguished from the closely related Cypripedium guttatum by its yellow-green flowers and narrower, longer lip.[3]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile
- http://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/cypripedium/yatabeanum/ Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center, Palomino Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino]
- Flora of North America v 26, p 500, Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo). 13: 91. 1899.
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