What genus is more widespread, Fargesia or Cypripedium?
Fargesia:  They are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Cypripedium: Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae). Cypripedium:  They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere, including most of Europe (one species), Russia, China, Central Asia, Canada the United States, Mexico, and Central America. Cypripedium:  The word ""Cypripedium"" is derived from the Late Latin: "Cypris", from Ancient Greek: Κυπρις  "(Kypris)" , an early reference in Greek myth to Aphrodite, and Greek: "pedilon", meaning "sandal".
Cypripedium