Overview of Indian Plants

Cypripedium cordigerum D. Don Description: Glabrous erect terrestrial herb. Stem solitary, slender to stout, 22‑60 cm tall. Leaves 2‑5, spreading, elliptic to broadly elliptic (ovate‑lanceolate to elliptic), acute to acuminate, glabrous. Flower solitary (rarely two), terminal; sepals and petals greenish‑white to pale green (occasionally white or pale lemon‑yellow), lip (pouch) white (with inner spotting) often with pinkish markings; staminode yellow with red spots. Pedicel/ovary densely glandular. Flowering & Fruiting period: May‑October (main flowering in July‑August) Distribution (World & India): Global / general : Himalayas (from northern Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, South Tibet, and northern India). Altitude range : ~ 2,100 m to ~ 4,000 m asl. In India: Found in the north‑western Himalayas; recorded in Uttarakhand (Kumaun, Garhwal), Himachal Pradesh, districts like Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur etc. Often in subalpine to alpine temperate zones, shady moist woods, forest margi...