티베트복주머니란-[정명] Cypripedium tibeticum King ex Hemsl.

과명	Orchidaceae (난초과)	속명	Cypripedium (복주머니란속)
전체학명	[정명] Cypripedium tibeticum King ex Hemsl.	추천명	티베트복주머니란
이명		외국명

Cypripedium tibeticum is a species of slipper orchid in the section Cypripedium in the subsec. Macrantha It is native to Bhutan, Sikkim, and Western China (Gansu, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).

Description

C. tibeticum reaches a height of 13-35 cm. Its leaves are 3, 7-15 cm by 3.3-7.2 cm and are glabrous (lacking hairs) on both surfaces except towards the tips. Each inflorescence carries one flower, produced usually before the leaves have fully developed, and the bract sheathing the pedicel is 5–10.5 cm long. The flower is sub-nodding and very variable in colour from deep maroon to pink. The ovary is glabrous or rarely slightly pubescent or papillose towards the apex, 2–3.2 cm long. The sepals are 3–5.2 cm by 1.8-3 cm, and the petals are 3.6-6 cm by 1.4-2.5 cm. The pouched labellum is 3.5-6 cm long and wide, and the margins of the mouth are crimped all around, the outer surface usually wrinkled. Flowering occurs from May to July.

This species is notably variable across its distribution and sometimes it is hard to distinguish from other species such as Cypripedium macranthos or Cypripedium calcicola. The main distinction from C. macranthos is the darker flower colour, especially when dried-pressed.

Distribution and habitat

C. tibeticum occurs in Sikkim, Bhutan and western China (Xizang, Yunnan, Sichuan and possibly S. Gansu). It grows in open montane meadows, margins of coniferous and mixed woodlands, open limestone ledges and screes at elevations of 2300-4600 m.  These plants usually form large clumps or colonies.

Taxonomy and naming

Seven specimens collected in southeastern Xizang may suggest natural hybridisation with Cypripedium himalaicum. This orchid is also a parent of Cypripedium × wenqingiae, an hybrid between C. farreri and C. tibeticum.

Cypripedium tibeticum - Wikipedia

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