Cypripedium

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133773
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Cypripedium

Summary

Cypripedium is a taxon[1]. Cypripedium ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cypripedium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cypripedium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cypripedium is classified within Cypripedioideae[5].
  • Cypripedium's scientific name is Cypripedium[6].
  • Cypripedium's Commons category is recorded as Cypripedium[7].
  • Cypripedium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cypripedium[8].
  • Cypripedium's Commons gallery is recorded as Cypripedium[9].
  • Cypripedium's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Cypripedium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Cypripedium's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Cypripedium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 17[13].
  • Cypripedium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3313[14].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Zöhrəçiçəyi'}[15].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Циприпедиум'}[16].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'střevíčník'}[17].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Fruesko'}[18].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frauenschuhe'}[19].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Slipper orchids'}[20].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zapatilla de Dama'}[21].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kuldking'}[22].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Tikankontit'}[23].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sabot de Vénus'}[24].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アツモリソウ属'}[25].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'koi', 'text': 'Циприпедиум'}[26].
  • Cypripedium is commonly known as {'lang': 'kv', 'text': 'Циприпедиум'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cypripedium is Cypripedium[6]. Cypripedium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cypripedium belongs to the parent taxon Cypripedioideae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Zöhrəçiçəyi'}[15], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Циприпедиум'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'střevíčník'}[17], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Fruesko'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frauenschuhe'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Slipper orchids'}[20].

Identifiers

Cypripedium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47589[28]. Cypripedium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38190[29]. Cypripedium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2820318[30]. Cypripedium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43533[31].

Why It Matters

Cypripedium ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2] Cypripedium has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Cypripedium is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . An updated classification of Orchidaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cypripedioideae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    African plant database id 234193
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