Calypso bulbosa

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Calypso bulbosa
Calypso bulbosa, in Anacortes, Washington (state)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Calypso
Salisb.
Species:
C. bulbosa
Binomial name
Calypso bulbosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypripedium bulbosum L.
  • Cymbidium boreale Sw.
  • Limodorum boreale (Sw.) Sw.
  • Calypso borealis (Sw.) Salisb.
  • Cytherea borealis (Sw.) Salisb.
  • Orchidium arcticum Sw.
  • Orchidium boreale (Sw.) Sw. in J.W.Palmstruch
  • Calypsodium boreale (Sw.) Link
  • Norna borealis (Sw.) Wahlenb.
  • Cytherea bulbosa (L.) House
  • Calypso bulbosa f. candida Hyl.

Calypso is a genus of orchids containing one species, Calypso bulbosa, known as the calypso orchid, fairy slipper or Venus's slipper. It is a perennial member of the orchid family found in undisturbed northern and montane forests. It has a small pink, purple, pinkish-purple, or red flower accented with a white lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard. The genus Calypso takes its name from the Greek signifying concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors. The specific epithet, bulbosa, refers to the bulb-like corms.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WCSP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Coleman, Ronald A. (2002), The Wild Orchids of Arizona and New Mexico, Nature, pp. 21–26, ISBN 0-8014-3950-7, retrieved 2009-06-27