Cypripedium himalaicum

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN)

Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 319 1892. (Syn: Cypripedium macranthos var. himalaicum (Rolfe) Kraenzl.);
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ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe: Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 319 (1892).

Synonym:
Cypripedium macranthos var. himalaicum (Rolfe) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen.
Sp. 1: 26 (1897).

Family: ORCHIDACEAE
Distribution: South and Southeast Tibet to Himalaya
Current pic was taken in Tunganath area, Kedarnath WLS, Uttarakhand.

Oh!!!!! again so nice so fatty

Wow remind me of Penguins

Hahahaa, fatty, that orchid must have commited suicide after reading that word 😛

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Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 319 (1892).

Synonyms:

Cypripedium macranthos var. himalaicum (Rolfe) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 26 (1897).

Distribution: Tibet, India, Nepal
Current pics taken in VoF

simple question… Why we could not find these orchids….. Where they are found in valley….???

All these orchids were found during late july and august only. They are all there. Just that we need patience. VoF is a very big area and infact these orchids are not far away from the main trail.

ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 6 authors.
Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 319 (1892).

Synonym:
Cypripedium macranthos var. himalaicum (Rolfe) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen.
Sp. 1: 26 (1897).

Family: ORCHIDACEAE
Distribution: South and Southeast Tibet to Himalaya
Current pic was taken in Tunganath area, Kedarnath WLS, Uttarakhand.

All three Cypripedium species captured. Great work … All three are in Indian Red Data Book and all three in a same locality in vicinity of Tungnath. I too have visited Tungnath many a times but could not captured C.elegans.

In VoF also all three plants could be located in one day easily,

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ORCHIDACEAE Fortnight: Cypripedium himalaicum from Uttarakhand DSR_28 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Cypripedium himalaicum Rolfe is a timberline ecotone and alpine orchid in Uttarakhand.
Though it occurs in many alpine zones in Uttarakhand it is noticed rarely as it grows with grasses which often exceed its height.
It is mentioned as “rare” in Indian Red Data Book.
Copied from my old optical photo shot at Kuari Pass area, Dhauli valley, Chamoli in 1993.

Too good… I am always happy to see these still found in wild in India….

Thanks …, these pics are 20 years old, look very fresh, hope they are still found in wild..

Yes … this species is still surviving in the same spot where I shot it. I noticed it in 2007 too. The spot is a difficult area to reach and therefore, I believe it will easily survive there.