Cypripedium elegans, A New Record of Orchidaceae Species in Sichuan Province, China

This paper reported the Cypripedium elegans, a newly recorded Cypripedium species in Sichuan Province. It was found in Gongga Mountain of the Great Snow Mountain Range and Xiling Snow Mountain of the Qionglai Range, in June and July 2025. The voucher specimen was stored in the herbarium of Sichuan Academy of Forestry Sciences. Its morphological characteristics, distribution and habitat of Cypripedium elegans were described, and corresponding illustrations were provided. The discovery not only enriched the diversity of Cypripedium species in Sichuan, but also had certain guiding significance in the study of the origin, diffusion and protection of related groups.