Cypripedium franchetii

Cypripedium franchetii is a species of orchid endemic to China. It is known from the provinces Chongqing, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan.^[2]

Cypripedium franchetii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Cypripedioideae
Genus:	Cypripedium
Species:	C. franchetii
Binomial name
Cypripedium franchetii Rolfe (1912)
Synonyms[2]
Cypripedium lanuginosum Schltr. (1919) Cypripedium pulchrum Ames & Schltr. (1919) Cypripedium macranthos var. villosum Hand.-Mazz. (1936)

This species occurs in several habitat types, including open woods, scrub, and forest, growing in shade and partial shade.^[1]