The Endangered Freckled Cypripedium (Cypripedium lentiginosum) orchid has fewer than 100 individuals remaining, found in south-eastern Yunnan, China, and Ha Giang province, Vietnam.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by IUCN official assessment and corroborated by independent peer-reviewed botanical literature citing the same source. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304423817304582 (corroboration)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315113171_The_genus_Cypripedium_Orchidaceae_in_the_flora_of_Vietnam_Rod_Cypripedium_Orchidaceae_vo_flore_Vetnama (corroboration)