Cypripedioideae
Sign in to saveCypripedioideae is a subfamily of orchids commonly known as '''lady's slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids'. Cypripedioideae includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium''. They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labella) of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. There are approximately 165 species in the subfamily.
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It sits within the topics Asparagales subfamilies, Cypripedioideae and Provincial symbols of Prince Edward Island.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Intergeneric hybrids
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Cypripedioideae is a subfamily of orchids commonly known as '''lady's slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids'. Cypripedioideae includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labella) of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. There are approximately 165 species in the subfamily.
==Description== All representatives of the Cypripedioideae are perennial, herbaceous plants. The fleshy roots sometimes possess a veil. The leaves are arranged spirally or in two rows, the shoot is slender or compressed. In the bud, the leaves are rolled and the leaf blade is plikat (folded) or the leaves are folded in the bud, smooth and leathery. There is no dividing tissue between leaf and shoot.
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