The Endangered Freckled Cypripedium (Cypripedium lentiginosum) orchid has fewer than 100 individuals remaining, found in south-eastern Yunnan, China, and Ha Giang province, Vietnam.
Sources
- IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species (iucn.org)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304423817304582 (sciencedirect.com)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315113171_The_genus_Cypripedium_Orchidaceae_in_the_flora_of_Vietnam_Rod_Cypripedium_Orchidaceae_vo_flore_Vetnama (researchgate.net)
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