Bowl flower (Cypripedium japonicum)
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Species: Cypripedium japonicum
Common Name: Bowl flower
Status: CITES Appendix II
Range: China, Japan, and Korea
Artist: Jee-Yeon Koo
Artist Home Country: Korea
The Korean government has designated some
protected habitats for this slipper orchid, as
there are only 200 individuals remaining in
the wild in that country. Described in 1784,
it is also found in China and Japan.
A specimen of Bowl flower (Cypripedium japonicum) from the museum's herbarium collection: