Cypripedium japonicum

Fächerblättriger Lady's Slipper ( Cypripedium japonicum)

The Fächerblättrige Lady's Slipper ( Cypripedium japonicum) is a species of the genus Cypripedium in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae).

Features

The Fächerblättrige Lady's Slipper is a perennial plant with a rhizome, which reaches stature heights of 25 to 45 centimeters. The upright stem is brown hairy. The leaves are fan-shaped, almost opposite, sitting above the center stem and measure 8 to 16 × 7 to 23 centimeters. The radiating nerves end at the blade tips. Also flower stems and flower stem are hairy tomentose. It is formed a single flower. The outer and inner tepals are pale yellow or greenish yellow. The lip is in the side view of an L-shape, their color is yellowish pink to white with darker, reddish spots. The capsule fruit is about spindle-shaped.

Bloom time is from May to June.

Occurrence

The Fächerblättrige woman shoe comes in Japan, Korea, and east to central China in bamboo groves and mountain forests, often before in the vicinity of water, at altitudes from 1000 to 2000 meters.

Use

The Fächerblättrige woman shoe is seldom used as an ornamental plant for woodland edges. He is in culture at least since 1874.

Documents

• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 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. 25 Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis 2009, p 29 ( efloras.org ).