Calceolaria is also a synonym of Cypripedium.
Calceolaria
TaxonCalceolaria
AuthorityL.
Synonyms
  • Fagelia Schwencke
  • Porodittia G.Don ex Kraenzl.
  • Stemotria Wettst. & Harms
  • Trianthera Wettst.

Calceolaria (/ˌkælsiəˈlɛəriə/[1][2][3]), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,[4] or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, though classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 269 species[5] of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region.[6] Calceolaria species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots.[4] The Calceolaria Herbeohybrida group, also called C. herbeohybrida Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort.[7]

Species

As of October 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted 269 species.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Calceolaria". 'Calceolaria – Oxford Reference. Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. January 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-283098-2.
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  3. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  4. ^ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  5. ^ "Calceolaria L.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. ^ Stephan Andersson (2006). "On the phylogeny of the genus Calceolaria (Calceolariaceae) as inferred from ITS and plastid matK sequences". Taxon. 55 (1): 125–137. doi:10.2307/25065534. JSTOR 25065534
  7. ^ "USDA GRIN Taxonomy", retrieved 24 April 2016