Calceolaria

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Hatnote|Calceolaria is also a synonym of Cypripedium.}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Calceolaria dilatata flowers.jpg | image_caption = ''C. dilatata'' | taxon = Calceolaria | authority = L. | synonyms = * ''Fagelia'' Schwencke * ''Porodittia'' {{small|G.Don ex Kraenzl.}} * ''Stemotria'' {{small|Wettst. & Harms}} * ''Trianthera'' {{small|Wettst.}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>{{cite web |title=''Calceolaria'' L. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331444-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref> }} [[File:Calceolaria biflora Lam..jpg|thumb|upright|''C. biflora'']] [[File:Calceolaria_uniflora.JPG|thumb|upright|''C. uniflora'']]

'''''Calceolaria''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|æ|l|s|i|ə|ˈ|l|ɛər|i|ə}}<ref name=oxford>{{cite book|website=Oxford Reference|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780192830982.001.0001/acref-9780192830982-e-2141|title=''Calceolaria'' – Oxford Reference|chapter=Calceolaria |date=January 2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-283098-2 }}</ref>{{refn|{{Dictionary.com|accessdate=2016-01-22|Calceolaria}}}}<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref>), also called '''lady's purse''', '''slipper flower''' and '''pocketbook flower''',<ref name="Botanica 166">"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. {{ISBN|3-8331-1253-0}}</ref> 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<ref name = powo/> of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Stephan Andersson |year=2006 |title=On the phylogeny of the genus ''Calceolaria'' (Calceolariaceae) as inferred from ITS and plastid ''matK'' sequences |journal=Taxon |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=125–137 |jstor=25065534 |doi=10.2307/25065534 }}</ref> ''Calceolaria'' species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots.<ref name="Botanica 166"/> The ''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida group, also called ''C. herbeohybrida'' Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort.<ref>{{citation |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8437 |title=USDA GRIN Taxonomy |access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref>

==Species== {{As of|2025|October}}, Plants of the World Online accepted 269 species.<ref name = powo/> {{Div col|colwidth=21em}} *''Calceolaria aconcaguina'' Phil. *''Calceolaria adenanthera'' Molau *''Calceolaria adenocalyx'' Molau *''Calceolaria aiseniana'' Ehrh. *''Calceolaria ajugoides'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria alata'' (Pennell) Pennell *''Calceolaria alba'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria albotomentosa'' Pennell *''Calceolaria amicora'' {{small|S.Leiva, E.Rodr. & Rimarachin}} *''Calceolaria amoena'' Molau *''Calceolaria andina'' Benth. *''Calceolaria angustiflora'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria angustifolia'' (Lindl.) Sweet *''Calceolaria anisanthera'' Pennell *''Calceolaria annua'' Edwin *''Calceolaria aperta'' Edwin *''Calceolaria aquatica'' A.Braun & C.D.Bouché *''Calceolaria arachnoidea'' Graham *''Calceolaria arbuscula'' Molau *''Calceolaria argentea'' Kunth *''Calceolaria ascendens'' Lindl. *''Calceolaria asperula'' Phil. *''Calceolaria atahualpae'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria auriculata'' Phil. *''Calceolaria australis'' (Molau) Molau *''Calceolaria ballotifolia'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria barbata'' Molau *''Calceolaria bartsiifolia'' Wedd. *''Calceolaria belophora'' Pennell *''Calceolaria bentae'' Molau *''Calceolaria bicolor'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria bicrenata'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria biflora'' Lam. *''Calceolaria bogotensis'' (Pennell) Pennell *''Calceolaria boliviana'' (Britton ''ex'' Rusby) Pennell *''Calceolaria borsinii'' Rossow *''Calceolaria brachiata'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria brunellifolia'' Phil. *''Calceolaria buchtieniana'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria bullata'' Molau *''Calceolaria caespitosa'' Molau *''Calceolaria cajabambae'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria caleuana'' {{small|Muñoz-Schick & A.Moreira}} *''Calceolaria calycina'' Benth. *''Calceolaria campanae'' Phil. *''Calceolaria cana'' Cav. *''Calceolaria cataractarum'' Molau *''Calceolaria cavanillesii'' Phil. *''Calceolaria chaetostemon'' Pennell *''Calceolaria chelidonioides'' Kunth *''Calceolaria chibulensis'' {{small|C.Romero, Bussmann & Puppo}} *''Calceolaria chrysosphaera'' Pennell *''Calceolaria collina'' Phil. *''Calceolaria colombiana'' Pennell *''Calceolaria colquepatana'' Pennell *''Calceolaria commutata'' Molau *''Calceolaria comosa'' Pennell *''Calceolaria comulcana'' {{small|C.Romero, Bussmann & Puppo}} *''Calceolaria concava'' Molau *''Calceolaria connatifolia'' Pennell *''Calceolaria conocarpa'' Pennell *''Calceolaria cordifolia'' Molau *''Calceolaria cordiformis'' Edwin ''ex'' Moldau *''Calceolaria corymbosa'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria crassa'' Molau *''Calceolaria crenata'' Lam. *''Calceolaria crenatiflora'' Cav. *''Calceolaria cumbemayensis'' Molau *''Calceolaria cuneiformis'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria cypripediiflora'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria deflexa'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria densiflora'' Molau *''Calceolaria densifolia'' Phil. *''Calceolaria dentata'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria dentifolia'' Edwin *''Calceolaria dichotoma'' Lam. *''Calceolaria dilatata'' Benth. *''Calceolaria discotheca'' Molau *''Calceolaria divaricata'' Kunth *''Calceolaria elatior'' Griseb. *''Calceolaria engleriana'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria ericoides'' Juss. ''ex'' Vahl *''Calceolaria extensa'' Benth. *''Calceolaria ferruginea'' Cav. *''Calceolaria filicaulis'' Clos *''Calceolaria flavida'' {{small|Lavandero & Santilli}} *''Calceolaria flavovirens'' C.Ehrh. *''Calceolaria flexuosa'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria flosparva'' Edwin *''Calceolaria fothergillii'' Aiton *''Calceolaria frondosa'' Molau *''Calceolaria fulva'' Witasek *''Calceolaria fusca'' Pennell *''Calceolaria gaultherioides'' Molau *''Calceolaria georgiana'' Phil. *''Calceolaria germainii'' Witasek *''Calceolaria glacialis'' Wedd. *''Calceolaria glandulosa'' Poepp. ''ex'' Benth. *''Calceolaria glauca'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria gossypina'' Benth. *''Calceolaria grandiflora'' Pennell *''Calceolaria harlingii'' Molau *''Calceolaria helianthemoides'' Kunth *''Calceolaria heterophylla'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria hirsuta'' Molau *''Calceolaria hirtiflora'' Pennell *''Calceolaria hispida'' Benth. *''Calceolaria hypericina'' Poepp. ''ex'' Benth. *''Calceolaria hypoleuca'' Meyen *''Calceolaria hyssopifolia'' Kunth *''Calceolaria inamoena'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria inaudita'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria incachacensis'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria incarum'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria inflexa'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria integrifolia'' L. *''Calceolaria involuta'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria irazuensis'' Donn.Sm. *''Calceolaria jujuyensis'' Botta *''Calceolaria juncalensis'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria kraenzliniae'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria laevis'' Molau *''Calceolaria lagunae-blancae'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria lamiifolia'' Kunth *''Calceolaria lanata'' Kunth *''Calceolaria lanigera'' Phil. *''Calceolaria lasiocalyx'' Pennell *''Calceolaria latifolia'' Benth. *''Calceolaria lavandulifolia'' Kunth *''Calceolaria lehmanniana'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria lepida'' Phil. *''Calceolaria lepidota'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria leptantha'' Pennell *''Calceolaria leucanthera'' Pennell *''Calceolaria linearis'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria llamaensis'' (Edwin) Molau *''Calceolaria lobata'' Cav. *''Calceolaria lojensis'' Pennell *''Calceolaria ludens'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria luteocalyx'' Edwin *''Calceolaria maculata'' Edwin *''Calceolaria martinezii'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria melissifolia'' Benth. *''Calceolaria mexicana'' Benth. *''Calceolaria meyeniana'' Phil. *''Calceolaria micans'' Molau *''Calceolaria microbefaria'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria mollissima'' Walp. *''Calceolaria monantha'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria morisii'' Walp. *''Calceolaria moyobambae'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria myriophylla'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria neglecta'' Molau *''Calceolaria nevadensis'' (Pennell) Standl. *''Calceolaria nitida'' Colla *''Calceolaria nivalis'' Kunth *''Calceolaria nudicaulis'' Benth. *''Calceolaria obliqua'' Molau *''Calceolaria oblonga'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria obtusa'' Molau *''Calceolaria odontophylla'' Molau *''Calceolaria olivacea'' Molau *''Calceolaria oreophila'' Molau *''Calceolaria oxapampensis'' Puppo *''Calceolaria oxyphylla'' Molau *''Calceolaria pallida'' Phil. *''Calceolaria paposana'' Phil. *''Calceolaria paralia'' Cav. *''Calceolaria parviflora'' Gillies ''ex'' Benth. *''Calceolaria parvifolia'' Wedd. *''Calceolaria pavonii'' Benth. *''Calceolaria pedunculata'' Molau *''Calceolaria penlandii'' Pennell *''Calceolaria pennellii'' Descole & Borsini *''Calceolaria percaespitosa'' Wooden *''Calceolaria perfoliata'' L.f. *''Calceolaria petioalaris'' Cav. *''Calceolaria phaceliifolia'' Edwin *''Calceolaria phaeotricha'' Molau *''Calceolaria philippii'' {{small|Eyzag.}} *''Calceolaria picta'' Phil. *''Calceolaria pilosa'' Molau *''Calceolaria pinifolia'' Cav. *''Calceolaria pinnata'' L. *''Calceolaria pisacomensis'' Meyen ''ex'' Walp. *''Calceolaria platyzyga'' Diels *''Calceolaria plectranthifolia'' Walp. *''Calceolaria poikilanthes'' Sandwith *''Calceolaria polifolia'' Hook. *''Calceolaria polyclada'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria polyrhiza'' Cav. *''Calceolaria procera'' Pennell *''Calceolaria psammophila'' Skottsb. *''Calceolaria pulverulenta'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria pumila'' Edwin *''Calceolaria punicea'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria puppoae'' {{small|Molinari}} *''Calceolaria purpurascens'' (Kraenzl.) Molau *''Calceolaria purpurea'' Graham *''Calceolaria quitoensis'' Pennell *''Calceolaria ramosa'' Molau *''Calceolaria rariflora'' Molau *''Calceolaria reichlinii'' Edwin *''Calceolaria revoluta'' Pennell *''Calceolaria rhacodes'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria rhododendroides'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria rhombifolia'' Molau *''Calceolaria rinconada'' Ehrh. *''Calceolaria rivularis'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria rosmarinifolia'' Lam. *''Calceolaria rotundifolia'' Kunth *''Calceolaria rubiginosa'' Ehrh. *''Calceolaria rufescens'' Molau *''Calceolaria rugulosa'' Edwin *''Calceolaria ruiz-lealii'' Descole & Borsini *''Calceolaria rupestris'' Molau *''Calceolaria salicifolia'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria salpoana'' {{small|S.Leiva, E.Rodr. & V.Rimarachín}} *''Calceolaria santolinoides'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria scabra'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria scapiflora'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Benth. *''Calceolaria schickendantziana'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria sclerophylla'' Molau *''Calceolaria segethii'' Phil. *''Calceolaria semiconnata'' Pennell *''Calceolaria sericea'' Pennell *''Calceolaria serrata'' Lam. *''Calceolaria sessilis'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria sibthorpioides'' Kunth *''Calceolaria sonchensis'' Pennell ''ex'' Edwin *''Calceolaria soratensis'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria sotarensis'' Pennell *''Calceolaria sparsiflora'' Kunze *''Calceolaria spathulata'' Witasek *''Calceolaria speciosa'' Pennell *''Calceolaria spruceana'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria stellariifolia'' Phil. *''Calceolaria stricta'' Kunth *''Calceolaria talcana'' J.Grau & C.Ehrh. *''Calceolaria tenella'' Poepp. *''Calceolaria tenuis'' Benth. *''Calceolaria tetragona'' Benth. *''Calceolaria teucrioides'' Griseb. *''Calceolaria thyrsiflora'' Graham *''Calceolaria tomentosa'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria triandra'' {{small|(Cav.) Vahl}} *''Calceolaria trichanthera'' Molau *''Calceolaria triloba'' Edwin *''Calceolaria trilobata'' Hemsl. *''Calceolaria tripartita'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria tucumana'' Descole *''Calceolaria umbellata'' Wedd. *''Calceolaria undulata'' Benth. *''Calceolaria uniflora'' Lam. *''Calceolaria urticifolia'' Molau *''Calceolaria utricularioides'' Hook. ''ex'' Benth. *''Calceolaria vaccinioides'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria valdiviana'' Phil. *''Calceolaria variifolia'' Edwin *''Calceolaria velutina'' Pennell *''Calceolaria velutinoides'' Edwin *''Calceolaria verbascifolia'' Phil. *''Calceolaria virgata'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria viscosa'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Calceolaria viscosissima'' (Hook.) Lindl. *''Calceolaria volckmannii'' Phil. *''Calceolaria vulpina'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria weberbaueriana'' Kraenzl. *''Calceolaria × wettsteiniana'' {{small|Witasek}} *''Calceolaria williamsii'' Phil. *''Calceolaria zamorana'' Molau {{Div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist|32em}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=129854 Calceolaria observations on iNaturalist] *[http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/PIC_CALCEOLARIA.php Chilean ''Calceolarias''], in Chileflora, seed provider *{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Calceolaria |short=x}}

Category:Calceolaria Category:Lamiales genera Category:Flora of the Neotropical realm Category:Plants described in 1770 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus