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* ''Cymbidiopsis'' <small>H.J.Chowdhery</small>
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[[File:Cymbidium aloifolium (labelled).jpg|thumb|right|Labelled image of ''[[Cymbidium aloifolium]]'']]
[[File:Cymbidium Clarisse Best Pink.jpg|thumb|''Cymbidium'' Clarisse Austin 'Best Pink']]
[[Image:Cymbidium dayanum Orchi 04.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Cymbidium dayanum]]'']]
[[Image:Orchidacea Cymbidium.jpg|right|thumb|''Cymbidium'' hybrid]]
[[Image:Cymbidium-floribundum.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cymbidium floribundum|Golden leaf-edge orchid]]]]
[[File:Cymbidium goeringii 2.jpg|thumb|''[[Cymbidium goeringii]]'']]


'''''Cymbidium''''' {{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|m|ˈ|b|ɪ|d|i|ə|m}},<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> commonly known as '''boat orchids''', is a [[genus]] of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the orchid [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Orchidaceae]]. Orchids in this genus are [[Epiphyte|epiphytic]], [[Lithophyte|lithophytic]], [[Terrestrial plant|terrestrial]] or rarely leafless [[Saprotrophic nutrition|saprophytic]] [[Herbaceous plant|herbs]] usually with [[pseudobulb]]s. There are usually between three and twelve leaves arranged in two ranks on each pseudobulb or shoot and lasting for several years. From one to a large number of flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem arising from the base of the pseudobulb. The [[sepal]]s and [[petal]]s are all free from and similar to each other. The [[Labellum (botany)|labellum]] is significantly different from the other petals and the sepals and has three lobes. There are about fifty-five species and sixteen further natural [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] occurring in the wild from [[Tropics|tropical]] and [[Subtropics|subtropical]] [[Asia]] to [[Australia]]. Cymbidiums are well known in horticulture and many [[cultivar]]s have been developed.
'''''Cymbidium''''' {{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|m|ˈ|b|ɪ|d|i|ə|m}},<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> commonly known as '''boat orchids''', is a [[genus]] of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the orchid [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Orchidaceae]]. Orchids in this genus are [[Epiphyte|epiphytic]], [[Lithophyte|lithophytic]], [[Terrestrial plant|terrestrial]] or rarely leafless [[Saprotrophic nutrition|saprophytic]] [[Herbaceous plant|herbs]] usually with [[pseudobulb]]s. There are usually between three and twelve leaves arranged in two ranks on each pseudobulb or shoot and lasting for several years. From one to a large number of flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem arising from the base of the pseudobulb. The [[sepal]]s and [[petal]]s are all free from and similar to each other. The [[Labellum (botany)|labellum]] is significantly different from the other petals and the sepals and has three lobes. There are about fifty-five species and sixteen further natural [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] occurring in the wild from [[Tropics|tropical]] and [[Subtropics|subtropical]] [[Asia]] to [[Australia]]. Cymbidiums are well known in horticulture and many [[cultivar]]s have been developed.
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==Description==
==Description==
Plants in the genus ''Cymbidium'' are epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrial plants, or rarely leafless saprophytes. All are [[sympodial]] [[evergreen]] herbs. Some species have thin stems but in most species the stems are modified as pseudobulbs. When present, there are from three to twelve leaves arrange in two ranks and last for several years. The leaf bases remain after the leaf has withered, forming a sheath around the pseudobulb. The flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem which arises from the base of the pseudobulb or rarely from a leaf [[axil]]. The sepals and petals are usually thin and fleshy, free from, and more or less similar to each other. The labellum (as in other orchids, a highly modified third petal) is significantly different from the other petals and sepals. It is sometimes hinged to the [[Column (botany)|column]], or otherwise fused to it. The labellum has three lobes, the side lobes erect, sometimes surrounding the column and the middle lobe often curving downwards. After [[pollination]] a [[wikt:glabrous|glabrous]] [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] containing many light coloured seeds is produced.<ref name="Jones">{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=David L.|title=A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories|date=2006|publisher=New Holland|location=Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.|isbn=1877069124|page =461}}</ref><ref name="China">{{cite web |title=''Cymbidium'' |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108941 |publisher=Flora of China |accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="ATRFO">{{cite web |url=https://www.canbr.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFKOrchids/key/rfkorchids/Media/Html/genera/Cymbidium.htm |title=Cymbidium |author=Jones D.L. |display-authors=etal |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Orchids |year=2006 |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] (CSIRO), [[Australian Government]] |access-date= }}</ref>
Plants in the genus ''Cymbidium'' are epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrial plants, or rarely leafless saprophytes. All are [[sympodial]] [[evergreen]] herbs. Some species have thin stems but in most species the stems are modified as pseudobulbs. When present, there are from three to twelve leaves arrange in two ranks and last for several years. The leaf bases remain after the leaf has withered, forming a sheath around the pseudobulb. The flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem which arises from the base of the pseudobulb or rarely from a leaf [[axil]]. The sepals and petals are usually thin and fleshy, free from, and more or less similar to each other. The labellum (as in other orchids, a highly modified third petal) is significantly different from the other petals and sepals. It is sometimes hinged to the [[Column (botany)|column]], or otherwise fused to it. The labellum has three lobes, the side lobes erect, sometimes surrounding the column and the middle lobe often curving downwards. After [[pollination]] a [[wikt:glabrous|glabrous]] [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] containing many light coloured seeds is produced.<ref name="Jones">{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=David L.|title=A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories|date=2006|publisher=New Holland|location=Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.|isbn=1877069124|page =461}}</ref><ref name="China">{{cite web |title=''Cymbidium'' |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108941 |publisher=Flora of China |accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="ATRFO">{{cite web |url=https://www.canbr.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFKOrchids/key/rfkorchids/Media/Html/genera/Cymbidium.htm |title=Cymbidium |author=Jones D.L. |display-authors=etal |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Orchids |year=2006 |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] (CSIRO), [[Australian Government]] |access-date= }}</ref>
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File:Cymbidium aloifolium (labelled).jpg|Labelled image of ''[[Cymbidium aloifolium]]''
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==Taxonomy and naming==
==Taxonomy and naming==
The genus ''Cymbidium'' was first formally described in 1799 by [[Olof Swartz]] who published the description in ''Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis''.<ref name="WCSP" /><ref name="Sw.">{{cite book |last1=Swartz |first1=Olof |title=Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis |date=1799 |location=Uppsala |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/230796#page/86/mode/1up |accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> The genus name ''Cymbidium'' is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''cymba'' meaning "cup" "bowl" or "boat"<ref name="RWB">{{cite book|authorlink1=Roland W. Brown|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>{{rp|243}} with the [[diminutive#Adjective|diminutive]] [[wikt:suffix|suffix]] ''-idium'',<ref name="RWB" />{{rp|491}} hence "little boat", apparently in reference to the shape of the labellum in some species.<ref name="ATRFO" />
The genus ''Cymbidium'' was first formally described in 1799 by [[Olof Swartz]] who published the description in ''Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis'' based on the description of ''Epidendrum aloifolium'' L. (Cymbidium aloifolium).<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/><ref name="WCSP" /><ref name="Sw.">{{cite book |last1=Swartz |first1=Olof |title=Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis |date=1799 |location=Uppsala |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/230796#page/86/mode/1up |accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> The genus name ''Cymbidium'' is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''cymba'' meaning "cup" "bowl" or "boat"<ref name="RWB">{{cite book|authorlink1=Roland W. Brown|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>{{rp|243}} with the [[diminutive#Adjective|diminutive]] [[wikt:suffix|suffix]] ''-idium'',<ref name="RWB" />{{rp|491}} hence "little boat", apparently in reference to the shape of the labellum in some species.<ref name="ATRFO" />

In 1848 [[Carl Ludwig Blume|Blume]] moved ''Cymbidium elegans'' to form the genera ''Cyperorchis'' on the basis of the sessile lip that was fused at the base and moved ''Cymbidium iridioides'' (as ''C. giganteum'') to section ''Iridorchis'' in 1854. Following the discovery of more species [[Rudolf Schlechter|Schlechter]] created more sections and merged. The genus was revised again in 1970 by P.F. Hunt who changed ''Cyperorchis'' to a section. In 1984 Seth and Cribb divided the genus into three subgenera ''Cyperorchis'', ''Jensoa'', and ''Cymbidium'' with multiple section. Dupuy and Cribb modified the sections in 1988<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/> The three subgeneras were confirmed by molecular phylogeny, however the sections did not show monophyly.<ref name="Yukawa Miyoshi Yokoyama 2021 pp. 129–139">{{cite journal | last=Yukawa | first=Tomohisa | last2=Miyoshi | first2=Kazumitsu | last3=Yokoyama | first3=Jun | title=Molecular Phylogeny and Character Evolution of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae) | journal=Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series B, Botany | volume=28 | issue=4 | date=2021-07-06 | issn=03852431 | pages=129–139 | url=https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/botany/download/28-4/BNSM_B280404.pdf | access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref><ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461">{{cite journal | last=Zhang | first=Guo-Qiang | last2=Chen | first2=Gui-Zhen | last3=Chen | first3=Li-Jun | last4=Zhai | first4=Jun-Wen | last5=Huang | first5=Jie | last6=Wu | first6=Xin-Yi | last7=Li | first7=Ming-He | last8=Peng | first8=Dong-Hui | last9=Rao | first9=Wen-Hui | last10=Liu | first10=Zhong-Jian | last11=Lan | first11=Si-Ren | title=Phylogenetic incongruence in Cymbidium orchids | journal=Plant Diversity | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=43 | issue=6 | year=2021 | issn=2468-2659 | doi=10.1016/j.pld.2021.08.002 | pages=452–461}}</ref>

===Species===
The following is a list of ''Cymbidium'' species accepted by the [[Plants of the World Online]] as at April 2022 separated into subgenera: <ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=''Cymbidium'' |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/results?f=accepted_names&page.size=480&q=Cymbidium |publisher=Plants of the World Online |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

====Subgenus Cymbidium====
Plants in this subgenus have two pollinia, each deeply cleft with callus ridges<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
!Section!! Image !! Name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m)
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Cymbidium''<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/>
|[[File:Cymbidium aloifolium.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium aloifolium]]'' <small>(L.) Sw. 1799</small> || Guangdong, Hong Kong, China; Bangladesh; eastern Himalayas; Assam. India and Andaman Islands; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Myanamar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Malaysia; Java and Sumatra|| {{convert| 0 - 1500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium atropurpurea (2944479728).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium atropurpureum]]'' <small>(Lindl.) Rolfe 1903</small> ||Thailand, Central Malaysia, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines|| {{convert|1630 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:硬葉蘭 Cymbidium bicolor -香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong- (9261991972).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium bicolor]]'' <small>Lindl. 1833 </small> || Southern China, Vietnam, Pennisular Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines|| {{convert| 800-1100|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Plant Orchid Cymbidium finlaysonium P1110626 01.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium finlaysonianum]]'' <small>Wall. ex Lindl. 1833</small> || Indo-China to Malaysia (Malaya, Sumatra) and on to the Philippines|| {{convert| 0 - 1200|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium puerense]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.R.Lan 2018</small> || China (Yunnan)|| {{convert| 1000 - 2000|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium rectum]]'' <small>Ridl. 1920</small> || S. Thailand, Malaysia, N. Borneo(Sabah)|| {{convert| 450 - 800|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Austrocymbidium'' {{small|Schltr. 1924}}<ref name="Yukawa Miyoshi Yokoyama 2021 pp. 129–139"/>
|[[File:Cymbidium canaliculatum var. sparkesii (6475017029).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium canaliculatum]]'' <small>R.Br. 1810 </small> || N. & E. Australia|| {{convert| 5-900|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium chloranthum fma. alba (Palawan, Philippines) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.)- 68 (1843) (35834923066).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium chloranthum]]'' <small>Lindl. 1843</small>||Taiwan, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Java|| {{convert| 300 - 1500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium madidum2.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium madidum]]'' <small>Lindl. 1840</small>|| eastern Australia|| {{convert|0-1300|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium suave (6475018163).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium suave]]'' <small>R.Br. 1810</small>||E. Australia|| {{convert|0-1350|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Himantophyllum'' {{small|Schltr. 1924}}<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/>
|[[File:Cymbidium dayanum1.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium dayanum]]'' <small>Rchb.f 1869 </small>||Assam, India; eastern Himalayas; Sikkim; Thailand; Cambodia; Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, China; Vietnam; Borneo; Malaysia; the Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatra; Ryukyu Islands and Japan|| {{convert| 300 - 1600 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium lii]]'' <small>M.Z.Huang, J.M.Yin & G.S.Yang 2017</small>|| Hainan China||{{convert| 800–1000|m|ft}}<ref name="HUANG LIU YANG YIN p=289">{{cite journal | last=HUANG | first=MINGZHONG | last2=LIU | first2=ZHILONG | last3=YANG | first3=GUANGSUI | last4=YIN | first4=JUNMEI | title=An unusual new epiphytic species of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae: Epidedroideae) from Hainan, China | journal=Phytotaxa | publisher=Magnolia Press | volume=314 | issue=2 | date=2017-07-25 | issn=1179-3163 | doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.314.2.12 | page=289}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Floribundum'' {{small|Seth & Cribb 1984}}<ref name="Yukawa Miyoshi Yokoyama 2021 pp. 129–139"/>
| ||''[[Cymbidium dianlan]]'' <small>H.He 2019</small>||Yunnan||{{convert| 1200–1400|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium elongatum]]'' <small>J.J. Wood, Du Puy & Shim 1988</small>||Borneo(Sarawak and Sabah)|| {{convert| 1200 - 2300 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium-floribundum.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium floribundum]]'' <small>(Rolfe) Y.S. Wu & S.C. Chen 1980</small>||Yunnan China, Taiwan, and Vietnam || {{convert| 400 - 3300 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium viride]]'' <small>Kumar 2018</small>||Assam|| {{convert| 616-768|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium hartinahianum (Anggrek Tien Soeharto) (cropped).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium hartinahianum]]'' <small>[[James Comber|J.B.Comber]] & [[Rusdy E. Nasution|Nasution]] 1978 </small>||N. Sumatra || {{convert| 1700 to 2700|m|ft}}
|-
|||''[[Cymbidium suavissimum]]'' <small>Sander ex C.H.Curtis 1928 </small>||Myanamar, Guizhou and Yunnan China and Vietnam || {{convert| 700 to 1100|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Bigibbarium '' {{small|Schltr. 1924}}
|[[File:A and B Larsen orchids - Cymbidium devonianum DSCN8787.JPG|120px]]||''[[Cymbidium devonianum]]'' <small>Paxton 1843 </small> ||Assam and Meghalaya India, China(Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam || {{convert| 1450 - 2200|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Repens ''
|||''[[Cymbidium repens]]'' <small>Aver. & Q.T.Phan 2016</small>||Hoa Binh, Vietnam || {{convert| 400–600 |m|ft}}<ref name="Averyanov Nong Nguyen Maisak 2016 pp. 319–354">{{cite journal | last=Averyanov | first=Leonid V. | last2=Nong | first2=Van Duy | last3=Nguyen | first3=Khang Sinh | last4=Maisak | first4=Tatiana V. | last5=Nguyen | first5=Van Canh | last6=Phan | first6=Quang Thinh | last7=Nguyen | first7=Phi Tam | last8=Nguyen | first8=Thien Tich | last9=Truong | first9=Ba Vuong | title=New Species of Orchids (Orchidaceae) in the Flora of Vietnam | journal=TAIWANIA | volume=61 | issue=4 | date=2016-12-01 | issn=0372-333X | doi=10.6165/tai.2016.61.319 | pages=319–354 | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311258847_New_Species_of_Orchids_Orchidaceae_in_the_Flora_of_Vietnam | language=zh | access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref>
|-
|}
====Subgenus Cyperorchis====
Plants in subgenus Cyberorchis have lips fused at the base to the base of the column.<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
!Section!! Image !! Name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m)
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Annamaea'' {{small|Hunt 1970}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
|[[File:Cymbidium erythrostylum Orchi 028.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium erythrostylum]]'' <small>Rolfe 1905</small>|| Vietnam|| {{convert| 1500|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium wenshanense]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & F.Y.Liu 1990 </small>||Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam|| {{convert| 1000 - 1500 |m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Cyperorchis'' {{small|Hunt 1970}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
| ||''[[Cymbidium codonanthum]]'' <small>Yuting Jiang, Liang Ma & S.Chen</small>|| Yunnan, China|| {{convert|1600-1800|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium cochleare]]'' <small>Lindl. 1858</small>||Taiwan; Assam, Sikkim, India; Bhutan; Myanmar || {{convert| 300 - 1600 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:莎草蘭 Cymbidium elegans -昆明金殿植物園 Kunming YuanLin Botanic Gardens, China- (9213322721).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium elegans]]'' <small>Lindl. 1828 </small>||Yunnan, Xizang, China; Assam, India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Myanamar. || {{convert|1500-2500 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium sigmoideum]]'' <small>J.J.Sm. 1907</small>||Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra|| {{convert|800-1700 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium whiteae]]'' <small>King & Pantl. 1898 </small>||India (Sikkim)|| {{convert|1500-2000|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Eburnea''{{small|(Bl.)Seth & Cribb 1984}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
| || ''[[Cymbidium banaense]]'' <small>Gagnep. 1951</small> || Vietnam || {{convert|1400|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium changningense]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2005</small> ||Yunnan, China || {{convert|1700|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium concinnum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2006</small><ref name="LIU 2006 p=178">{{cite journal | last=LIU | first=Zhong-Jian | title=Notes on some taxa of Cymbidium sect. Eburnea | journal=Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica | publisher=China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. | volume=44 | issue=2 | year=2006 | issn=0529-1526 | doi=10.1360/aps050082 | page=178}}</ref> ||Yunnan, China || {{convert|2300|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium daweishanense]]'' <small> G.Q.Zhang & Z.J.Liu 2018</small> ||Yunnan, China || {{convert|1200–1400|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium eburneum var. longzhouense Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 44 179 (2006) (49750191441).jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium eburneum]]'' <small>Lindl. 1847</small> || Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Yunnan China and Vietnam|| {{convert|300-2000|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium mastersii]]'' <small>Griff. ex Lindl. 1845</small> || Assam India, Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Thailand and China|| {{convert|900-2400|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium jiangchengense]]'' <small>Ying L.Peng, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liu 2019</small> ||Yunnan, China || {{convert|1200-1400|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium maguanense]]'' <small>F.Y.Liu 1996</small> || Southeastern Yunnan, China || {{convert|1000-1800|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium parishii]]'' <small>Rchb.f.</small> ||Myanmar || {{convert|1500-1650 |m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium roseum]]'' <small>J.J.Sm.</small> ||Malayasian peninsula, Java and Sumatra || {{convert|1450 - 2400 |m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium wadae]]'' <small>T.Yukawa 2002</small> || Thailand ||
|-
! rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Iridorchis'' {{small|(Bl.)Hunt 1970}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
|[[File:Cymbidium erythraeum Orchi 014.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium erythraeum]]'' <small>Lindl. 1859 </small> ||Kumaon, Sikkim, and Assam states of India; Nepal; Bhutan; Myanamar; Yunnan, Sichuan, and Xizang China; and Vietnam || {{convert|1000-2800|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium gaoligongense]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang 2003</small> ||Yunnan, China || {{convert|1500|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium hookerianum 2.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium hookerianum]]'' <small>Rchb.f.</small> ||Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim & Assam India, and Xizang China || {{convert|1500 - 2600|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium insigne 6zz.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium insigne]]'' <small>Rolfe 1904</small> ||Thailand, Vietnam and Hainan China || {{convert|1000-2600|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium iridioides.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium iridioides]]'' <small>D. Don 1825 </small> ||Xizang, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China; Kumaon, Assam, Sikkim, and Meghalaya states of India; Bhutan; Nepal; Myanmar; and Vietnam || {{convert|900-2800|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Flickr - brewbooks - i110405 051.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium lowianum]]'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1879 </small> || Burma, Thailand, Yunnan China and Vietnam || {{convert|1300-2200|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium sanderae]]'' <small>Sander ex Rolfe 1904 </small> || Vietnam || {{convert|1400-1500|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium seidenfadenii]]'' <small>(P.J.Cribb & Du Puy) P.J.Cribb 2014</small> || Thailand|| {{convert|1000-2600|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium schroederi]]'' <small>Rolfe 1905</small> ||Yunnan China, Vietnam || {{convert|1350-1700|m|ft}}
|-
| || ''[[Cymbidium sichuanicum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2006</small> ||Sichuan, China || {{convert|1200 - 1600|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium tracyanum 001 GotBot 2016.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Cymbidium tracyanum]]'' <small>Rolfe 1890 </small> ||China, Thailand and Myanmar || {{convert|1200-1900|m|ft}}
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium wilsonii]]'' <small>(Rolfe ex De Cock) Rolfe 1904 </small> ||Southern Yunnan, China and Vietnam || {{convert||m|ft}}
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! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Parishiella'' {{small|(Bl.)Hunt 1970}}<ref name="GenusCymbidium"/>
|[[File:斑舌蘭 Cymbidium tigrinum -比利時國家植物園 Belgium National Botanic Garden- (9255190958).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium tigrinum]]'' <small>Parish ex Hook. f. 1864</small> ||West Yunnan China, Myanmar and Assam India || {{convert|1000-2700|m|ft}}
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====Subgenus Jensoa====
Plants in this subgenus have four pollinia, in two unequal pairs; lips attached to the base of the column, <ref name="GenusCymbidium"/>
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!Section!! Image !! Name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m)
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! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Axillaria'' {{small|Du Puy & Cribb 1988}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
| ||''[[Cymbidium cyperifolium]]'' <small>Lindl. 1833</small> || Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan China || {{convert| 600 - 1650|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium shidianense]]'' <small>G.Z.Chen, G.Q.Zhang & L.J.Chen 2019</small>|| China (Yunnan)|| {{convert| 1200 |m|ft}}
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! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Borneense'' {{small|Du Puy & Cribb 1988}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
|[[File:Cymbidium aliciae Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 72 486 (1940) (30964049178).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium aliciae]]'' <small>Quisumb 1940</small> || Sulawesi and the Philippines (Luzon, Negro Islands and Nueva Vazcaya) || {{convert| 300 - 2750|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium borneense]]'' <small>J.J. Wood 1983 </small> || Borneo(Sarawak and Sabah)|| {{convert| 100 - 1300 |m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Geocymbidium'' {{small|Schltr. 1924}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
| ||''[[Cymbidium biflorens]]'' <small>D.Y.Zhang, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liu 2020</small> || Yunnan China||
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium lancifolium var. aspidistrifolium (Fukuy.) S.S.Ying, Coloured Ill. Indig. Orchids Taiwan 1(2) 439 (1977). (50820511723).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium lancifolium]]'' <small>Hook. 1823 </small> || Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, China, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Myanamar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra and New Guinea || {{convert| 200 - 2300|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium recurvatum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & P.J.Cribb 2009</small>|| Yunnan China|| {{convert| 1700 |m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="14" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Jensoa'' {{small|Du Puy & Cribb 1988}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
| ||''[[Cymbidium acuminatum]]'' <small>M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1996</small>|| New Guinea ||{{convert|450 - 1300 |m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium defoliatum]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen 1991</small>|| Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China || {{convert| 1000 - 1100 |m|ft}}
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|[[File:四季桃嬌 Cymbidium ensifolium 'Peach Charm' -香港沙田國蘭展 Shatin Orchid Show, Hong Kong- (12167965154).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium ensifolium]]'' <small> [L]Swartz 1799</small> || Japan, China, Vietnam , Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong to Sumatra and Java||{{convert| 0 - 1500 |m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:春蘭朵香黄花 Cymbidium goeringii v forrestii 'Yellow' -香港沙田國蘭展 Shatin Orchid Show, Hong Kong- (12317104044).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium goeringii]]'' <small> [Rchb.f]Rchb.f 1864</small> ||India, Bhutan, China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan and Korea||{{convert|300-3000|m|ft}}
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|[[File:Cymbidium haematodes '-200201' Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 162 (1833) (50004675837).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium haematodes]]'' <small>Lindl. 1833</small>||Hainan and Yunnan provinces of China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia and New Guinea ||{{convert|500-1900|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium induratifolium]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang 1998</small>||Vietnam ||
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|[[File:寒蘭武夷山蘭 Cymbidium kanran 'Wu-Yi-Shan' -香港沙田國蘭展 Shatin Orchid Show, Hong Kong- (12304130513).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium kanran]]'' <small>Makino 1902 </small> ||Taiwan, Guangdong, Gunagxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Hainan Island provinces of China; Honshu and the Ryuku Islands, Japan; and South Korea ||{{convert|400-2500|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium longipes]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang 1998</small>|| Vietnam ||
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| ||''[[Cymbidium micranthum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2004</small>||Yunnan, China ||{{convert|1500|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium munronianum]]'' <small>King & Pantl. 1895</small>|| ||Assam India ||
|-
| ||''[[Cymbidium omeiense]]'' <small> Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen 1966</small>||Sichuan China||
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| ||''[[Cymbidium qiubeiense]]'' <small> K.M.Feng & H.Li 1980</small>||Yunnan and Guangxi provinces of China ||{{convert|700 - 1800|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:Cymbidium sinense 'Yamagawa Hosai' (Andrews) Willd.- Sp. Pl.- ed. 4- 4- 111 (1805). 20220206 222353.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium sinense]]'' <small>(Andrews) Willd.</small> ||Guangdong, Hainan,Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Southern Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces of China and Northern Vietnam.||{{convert|0 - 2000|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium tamphianum]]'' <small>Aver. 2018</small>||Lam Dong, Vietnam ||{{convert|1600|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Nanula'' {{small|Du Puy & Cribb 1988}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
| ||''[[Cymbidium atrolabium]]'' <small>X.Y.Liao, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liy 2019</small> || Yunnan China ||{{convert|2300|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:綠蕙 Cymbidium faberi -香港沙田洋蘭展 Shatin Orchid Show, Hong Kong- (16945121795).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium faberi]]'' <small>Rolfe 1896</small> || Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces of China; Taiwan; ||{{convert|700-3000|m|ft}}
|-
|[[File:珍珠矮 Cymbidium nanulum -香港青松觀蘭花展 Tuen Mun, Hong Kong- (9252405607).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium nanulum]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen</small> || Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan provinces of China ||
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| ||''[[Cymbidium purpureisepalum]]'' <small>M.J.Zhu & S.R.Lan 2022</small> ||Yunnan China ||{{convert|1200|m|ft}}
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|[[File:Cymbidium goeringii s2.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium serratum]]'' <small>Schltr. 1919</small> || Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces of China; Taiwan ||{{convert|1000-3000|m|ft}}
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| ||''[[Cymbidium teretipetiolatum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2002</small> ||Yunnan China ||{{convert|1000|m|ft}}
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|[[File:Cymbidium tortisepalum 菅草蘭 (33355964721).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium tortisepalum]]'' <small>Fukuy. 1934</small> ||Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces of China; Taiwan||{{convert|800-2500|m|ft}}
|-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Section ''Pachyrhizanthe'' {{small|Schltr. 1924}}<ref name="Zhang Chen Chen Zhai 2021 pp. 452–461"/>
|[[File:Mayaran.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Cymbidium macrorhizon]]'' <small>Lindl.</small>|| Pakistan, the Chinese Himalayas, Assam, the eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and Korea ||{{convert|700-1500|m|ft}}
|-
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===Natural Hybrids===


===Species list===
The following is a list of ''Cymbidium'' species accepted by the [[Plants of the World Online]] as at April 2022:<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=''Cymbidium'' |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/results?f=accepted_names&page.size=480&q=Cymbidium |publisher=Plants of the World Online |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Cymbidium hybrid 04-flower view 01.jpg|thumb|right|''Cymbidium'' hybrid]]
[[File:Cymbidium hybrid 02 - flower view 01.jpg|thumb|right|''Cymbidium'' hybrid]]
[[File:Cymbidium hybrid - flower view 02.jpg|thumb|right|''Cymbidium'' hybrid]]
[[File:Cymbidium hybrid - flower view 05.jpg|thumb|right|''Cymbidium'' hybrid]]
[[File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.2096012 - Wendel, Abraham Jacobus - Cymbidium lancifolium - Artwork - cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Illustration of ''[[Cymbidium lancifolium]]'' by [[Abraham Jacobus Wendel|Wendel]]]]
*''[[Cymbidium acuminatum]]'' <small>M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones</small>
*''[[Cymbidium aliciae]]'' <small>Quisumb.</small> (Philippines)
*''[[Cymbidium aloifolium]]'' <small>(L.) Sw.</small> aloe-leafed cymbidium (Himalaya to W. Malaysia)
*''[[Cymbidium atrolabium]]'' <small>X.Y.Liao, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liy</small> (Yunan)
*''[[Cymbidium atropurpureum]]'' <small>(Lindl.) Rolfe</small> (S. Thailand, W. & C. Malaysia, Philippines)
*''[[Cymbidium × ballianum]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × ballianum]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium banaense]]'' <small>Gagnep.</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × baoshanense]]'' <small>F.Y.Liu & Perner</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × baoshanense]]'' <small>F.Y.Liu & Perner</small>
*''[[Cymbidium bicolor]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> : two-colored cymbidium (S. China to Trop. Asia)
**''Cymbidium bicolor'' subsp. ''bicolor'' (S. India, Sri Lanka)
**''Cymbidium bicolor'' subsp. ''pubescens'' <small>(Lindl.) Du Puy & P.J.Cribb</small> (W. & C. Malaysia)
* ''[[Cymbidium biflorens]]'' <small>D.Y.Zhang, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liu</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium borneense]]'' <small>J.J.Wood</small> (N. & NW. Borneo)
*''[[Cymbidium canaliculatum]]'' <small>R.Br.</small> – channelled boat-lip orchid, tiger boat-lip orchid, native cymbidium or tiger orchid (N. & E. Australia)
*''[[Cymbidium changningense]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small>
*''[[Cymbidium chloranthum]]'' <small>Lindl.</small>: green-flowered cymbidium (W. Malaysia)
*''[[Cymbidium cochleare]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> (E. Himalaya to Taiwan)
*''[[Cymbidium codonanthum]]'' <small>Yuting Jiang, Liang Ma & S.Chen</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium concinnum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small> (Yunnan, SW China)
*''[[Cymbidium crassifolium]]'' <small>Herb.</small>
*''[[Cymbidium cyperifolium]]'' <small>Wall. ex Lindl.</small> (Himalaya to S. China and Philippines)
**''Cymbidium cyperifolium'' subsp. ''cyperifolium'' (Himalaya to S. China)
**''Cymbidium cyperifolium'' subsp. ''indochinense'' <small>Du Puy & P.J.Cribb</small> (Indo-China, Philippines)
**''Cymbidium cyperifolium'' var. ''szechuanicum'' <small>(Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen) S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu</small>
*''[[Cymbidium daweishanense]]'' <small>G.Q.Zhang & Z.J.Liu</small> (Yunan)
*''[[Cymbidium dayanum]]'' <small>Rchb.f.</small>: phoenix orchid, tree orchid, Day's cymbidium (Himalaya to S. Japan and Malaysia)
*''[[Cymbidium defoliatum]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium devonianum]]'' <small>Paxton</small> : Devon's cymbidium (Nepal to N. Thailand, Laos & Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium dianlan]]'' <small>H.He</small> (Yunnan)
*''[[Cymbidium × dilatatiphyllum]]'' <small>J.M.H.Shaw</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × dilatatiphyllum]]'' <small>J.M.H.Shaw</small>
*''[[Cymbidium eburneum]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> : ivory-colored cymbidium (Himalaya to Hainan)
*''[[Cymbidium elegans]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> (SW China)
**''Cymbidium elegans'' var. ''elegans''
**''Cymbidium elegans'' var. ''lushuiense'' <small>(Z.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & X.C.Shi) Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small>
*''[[Cymbidium elongatum]]'' <small>J.J.Wood, Du Puy & Shim</small> (NW. Borneo)
*''[[Cymbidium ensifolium]]'' <small>(L.) Sw.</small> : four season orchid (Trop. & Temp. E. Asia)
*''[[Cymbidium erythraeum]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> : Indian cymbidium (Himalaya to SC. China)
**''Cymbidium erythraeum'' var. ''erythraeum''
**''Cymbidium erythraeum'' var. ''flavum'' <small>(Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang) Z.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & P.J.Cribb</small>
*''[[Cymbidium erythrostylum]]'' <small>Rolfe</small> : red column cymbidium (Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium faberi]]'' <small>Rolfe</small> : multi-flower orchid (Uttaranchal to Taiwan)
*''[[Cymbidium finlaysonianum]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> : Finlayson's cymbidium (Indo-China to Malaysia)
*''[[Cymbidium floribundum]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> : golden leaf-edge orchid (S. China, Taiwan)
*''[[Cymbidium × florinda]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × florinda]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium formosanum]]'' <small>Hayata</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × gammieanum]]'' <small>King & Pantl.</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × gammieanum]]'' <small>King & Pantl.</small>
*''[[Cymbidium gaoligongense]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × glebelandense]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × glebelandense]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium goeringii]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.</small> : spring orchid (Himalaya to temp. E. Asia).
*''[[Cymbidium haematodes]]'' <small>Lindl.</small>
*''[[Cymbidium hartinahianum]]'' <small>[[James Comber|J.B.Comber]] & [[Rusdy E. Nasution|Nasution]]</small> (N. Sumatra)
*''[[Cymbidium × hillii]]'' <small>F.Muell. ex Regel</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × hillii]]'' <small>F.Muell. ex Regel</small>
*''[[Cymbidium hookerianum]]'' <small>Rchb.f.</small> (E. Nepal to S. China)
*''[[Cymbidium induratifolium]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang</small>
*''[[Cymbidium insigne]]'' <small>Rolfe</small> : splendid cymbidium (N. Thailand to Hainan)
*''[[Cymbidium iridioides]]'' <small>D.Don</small> : iris-like cymbidium (Himalaya to SC. China)
*''[[Cymbidium jiangchengense]]'' <small>Ying L.Peng, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liu</small> (Yunnan)
*''[[Cymbidium kanran]]'' <small>Makino</small> : cold-growing cymbidium (S. China to S. Japan)
*''[[Cymbidium lancifolium]]'' <small>Hook.</small> : green-flowered peacock orchid, lance-leafed cymbidium (Trop. & Subtrop. Asia)
*''[[Cymbidium lii]]'' <small>M.Z.Huang, J.M.Yin & G.S.Yang</small> (Hainan)
*''[[Cymbidium longipes]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang</small>
*''[[Cymbidium lowianum]]'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.</small> : Low's cymbidium (China to N. Indo-China)
**''Cymbidium lowianum'' var. ''ailaoense'' <small>X.M.Xu</small>
**''Cymbidium lowianum'' var. ''kalawense'' <small>(Colyear) Govaerts</small> (Myanmar)
**''Cymbidium lowianum'' var. ''lowianum'' (China to N. Indo-China)
*''[[Cymbidium macrorhizon]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> (N. Pakistan to Temp. E. Asia).
*''[[Cymbidium madidum]]'' <small>Lindl.</small> : buttercup orchid, northern cymbidium, moist forest cymbidium (eastern Australia)
*''[[Cymbidium maguanense]]'' <small>F.Y.Liu</small> (S.E. Yunnan)
*''[[Cymbidium mastersii]]'' <small>Griff. ex Lindl.</small> : Masters's cymbidium (E. Himalaya to China)
*''[[Cymbidium micranthum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small> (Yunnan, China South-Central, temperate Asia)
*''[[Cymbidium × monanthum]]'' <small>J.M.H.Shaw</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × monanthum]]'' <small>J.M.H.Shaw</small>
*''[[Cymbidium munronianum]]'' <small>King & Pantl.</small>
*''[[Cymbidium nanulum]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen</small> (China (SW. Yunnan, SW. Guizhou), Hainan)
*''[[Cymbidium × nishiuchianum]]'' <small>Makino ex J.M.H.Shaw</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × nishiuchianum]]'' <small>Makino ex J.M.H.Shaw</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × nomachianum]]'' <small>T.Yukawa & Nob.Tanaka</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × nomachianum]]'' <small>T.Yukawa & Nob.Tanaka</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × nujiangense]]'' <small>X.P.Zhou, S.P.Lei & Z.J.Liu</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × nujiangense]]'' <small>X.P.Zhou, S.P.Lei & Z.J.Liu</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × oblancifolium]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × oblancifolium]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small>
*''[[Cymbidium omeiense]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen</small> (China, Xichuan)
*''[[Cymbidium parishii]]'' <small>Rchb.f.</small> (S. Myanmar)
*''[[Cymbidium puerense]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.R.Lan</small> (China South-Central)
*''[[Cymbidium × purpuratum]]'' <small>L.J.Chen, Li.Q.Li & Z.J.Liu</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × purpuratum]]'' <small>L.J.Chen, Li.Q.Li & Z.J.Liu</small>
*''[[Cymbidium qiubeiense]]'' <small>K.M.Feng & H.Li</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium rectum]]'' <small>Ridl.</small> (S. Thailand, Malaysia, N. Borneo)
*''[[Cymbidium recurvatum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & P.J.Cribb</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium repens]]'' <small>Aver. & Q.T.Phan</small> (Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium × rosefieldense]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × rosefieldense]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium roseum]]'' <small>J.J.Sm.</small> (W. Malaysia, S. Thailand)
*''[[Cymbidium sanderae]]'' <small>(Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & Du Puy</small> (Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium schroederi]]'' <small>Rolfe</small> (C. Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium seidenfadenii]]'' <small>(P.J.Cribb & Du Puy) P.J.Cribb</small>
*''[[Cymbidium serratum]]'' <small>Schltr.</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium shidianense]]'' <small>G.Z.Chen, G.Q.Zhang & L.J.Chen</small> (Yunnan)
*''[[Cymbidium sichuanicum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small>
*''[[Cymbidium sigmoideum]]'' <small>J.J.Sm.</small> (W. Malaysia)
*''[[Cymbidium sinense]]'' <small>(Andrews) Willd.</small> : Chinese cymbidium (Assam to Indo-China, China, Taiwan)
*''[[Cymbidium suave]]'' <small>R.Br.</small>: snake orchid (E. Australia)
*''[[Cymbidium suavissimum]]'' <small>Sander ex C.H.Curtis</small> (N. Myanmar, Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium tamphianum]]'' <small>Aver.</small> (Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium teretipetiolatum]]'' <small>Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium tigrinum]]'' <small>C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.</small> : tiger-striped cymbidium (Assam to China and Indo-China).
*''[[Cymbidium tortisepalum]]'' <small>Fukuy.</small> (China)
**''Cymbidium tortisepalum'' var. ''longibracteatum'' <small>(Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen) S.C.Chen & Z.J.Liu</small>
**''Cymbidium tortisepalum'' var. ''tortisepalum''
*''[[Cymbidium tracyanum]]'' <small>L.Castle</small> : Tracy's cymbidium (SE. Tibet to China and Indo-China)
*''[[Cymbidium viride]]'' <small> Sanjeet Kumar</small> (Assam)
*''[[Cymbidium wadae]]'' <small>T.Yukawa</small> (Thailand)
*''[[Cymbidium wenshanense]]'' <small>Y.S.Wu & F.J.Liu</small> (China, Vietnam)
*''[[Cymbidium whiteae]]'' <small>King & Pantl.</small> (Sikkim)
*''[[Cymbidium wilsonii]]'' <small>(Rolfe ex De Cock) Rolfe</small> (China)
*''[[Cymbidium × woodlandense]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>
*''[[Cymbidium × woodlandense]]'' <small>Rolfe</small>



Revision as of 10:06, 5 April 2022

Boat orchids
Cymbidium iridioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Cymbidium
Swartz[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Jensoa Raf.
  • Cyperorchis Blume
  • Iridorchis Blume nom. illeg.
  • Arethusantha Finet
  • Pachyrhizanthe (Schltr.) Nakai
  • × Cyperocymbidium A.D.Hawkes
  • Liuguishania Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang
  • Wutongshania Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang
  • Cymbidiopsis H.J.Chowdhery


Cymbidium /sɪmˈbɪdiəm/,[2] commonly known as boat orchids, is a genus of evergreen flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic, lithophytic, terrestrial or rarely leafless saprophytic herbs usually with pseudobulbs. There are usually between three and twelve leaves arranged in two ranks on each pseudobulb or shoot and lasting for several years. From one to a large number of flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem arising from the base of the pseudobulb. The sepals and petals are all free from and similar to each other. The labellum is significantly different from the other petals and the sepals and has three lobes. There are about fifty-five species and sixteen further natural hybrids occurring in the wild from tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia. Cymbidiums are well known in horticulture and many cultivars have been developed.

Description

Plants in the genus Cymbidium are epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrial plants, or rarely leafless saprophytes. All are sympodial evergreen herbs. Some species have thin stems but in most species the stems are modified as pseudobulbs. When present, there are from three to twelve leaves arrange in two ranks and last for several years. The leaf bases remain after the leaf has withered, forming a sheath around the pseudobulb. The flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem which arises from the base of the pseudobulb or rarely from a leaf axil. The sepals and petals are usually thin and fleshy, free from, and more or less similar to each other. The labellum (as in other orchids, a highly modified third petal) is significantly different from the other petals and sepals. It is sometimes hinged to the column, or otherwise fused to it. The labellum has three lobes, the side lobes erect, sometimes surrounding the column and the middle lobe often curving downwards. After pollination a glabrous capsule containing many light coloured seeds is produced.[3][4][5]

Taxonomy and naming

The genus Cymbidium was first formally described in 1799 by Olof Swartz who published the description in Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis based on the description of Epidendrum aloifolium L. (Cymbidium aloifolium).[6][1][7] The genus name Cymbidium is derived from the Latin word cymba meaning "cup" "bowl" or "boat"[8]: 243  with the diminutive suffix -idium,[8]: 491  hence "little boat", apparently in reference to the shape of the labellum in some species.[5]

In 1848 Blume moved Cymbidium elegans to form the genera Cyperorchis on the basis of the sessile lip that was fused at the base and moved Cymbidium iridioides (as C. giganteum) to section Iridorchis in 1854. Following the discovery of more species Schlechter created more sections and merged. The genus was revised again in 1970 by P.F. Hunt who changed Cyperorchis to a section. In 1984 Seth and Cribb divided the genus into three subgenera Cyperorchis, Jensoa, and Cymbidium with multiple section. Dupuy and Cribb modified the sections in 1988[6] The three subgeneras were confirmed by molecular phylogeny, however the sections did not show monophyly.[9][10]

Species

The following is a list of Cymbidium species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as at April 2022 separated into subgenera: [11]

Subgenus Cymbidium

Plants in this subgenus have two pollinia, each deeply cleft with callus ridges[6]

Section Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Section Cymbidium[6] Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. 1799 Guangdong, Hong Kong, China; Bangladesh; eastern Himalayas; Assam. India and Andaman Islands; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Myanamar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Malaysia; Java and Sumatra 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft)
Cymbidium atropurpureum (Lindl.) Rolfe 1903 Thailand, Central Malaysia, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines 1,630 metres (5,350 ft)
Cymbidium bicolor Lindl. 1833 Southern China, Vietnam, Pennisular Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines 800–1,100 metres (2,600–3,600 ft)
Cymbidium finlaysonianum Wall. ex Lindl. 1833 Indo-China to Malaysia (Malaya, Sumatra) and on to the Philippines 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft)
Cymbidium puerense Z.J.Liu & S.R.Lan 2018 China (Yunnan) 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)
Cymbidium rectum Ridl. 1920 S. Thailand, Malaysia, N. Borneo(Sabah) 450–800 metres (1,480–2,620 ft)
Section Austrocymbidium Schltr. 1924[9] Cymbidium canaliculatum R.Br. 1810 N. & E. Australia 5–900 metres (16–2,953 ft)
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843 Taiwan, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Java 300–1,500 metres (980–4,920 ft)
Cymbidium madidum Lindl. 1840 eastern Australia 0–1,300 metres (0–4,265 ft)
Cymbidium suave R.Br. 1810 E. Australia 0–1,350 metres (0–4,429 ft)
Section Himantophyllum Schltr. 1924[6] Cymbidium dayanum Rchb.f 1869 Assam, India; eastern Himalayas; Sikkim; Thailand; Cambodia; Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, China; Vietnam; Borneo; Malaysia; the Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatra; Ryukyu Islands and Japan 300–1,600 metres (980–5,250 ft)
Cymbidium lii M.Z.Huang, J.M.Yin & G.S.Yang 2017 Hainan China 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft)[12]
Section Floribundum Seth & Cribb 1984[9] Cymbidium dianlan H.He 2019 Yunnan 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft)
Cymbidium elongatum J.J. Wood, Du Puy & Shim 1988 Borneo(Sarawak and Sabah) 1,200–2,300 metres (3,900–7,500 ft)
Cymbidium floribundum (Rolfe) Y.S. Wu & S.C. Chen 1980 Yunnan China, Taiwan, and Vietnam 400–3,300 metres (1,300–10,800 ft)
Cymbidium viride Kumar 2018 Assam 616–768 metres (2,021–2,520 ft)
Cymbidium hartinahianum J.B.Comber & Nasution 1978 N. Sumatra 1,700 to 2,700 metres (5,600 to 8,900 ft)
Cymbidium suavissimum Sander ex C.H.Curtis 1928 Myanamar, Guizhou and Yunnan China and Vietnam 700 to 1,100 metres (2,300 to 3,600 ft)
Section Bigibbarium Schltr. 1924 Cymbidium devonianum Paxton 1843 Assam and Meghalaya India, China(Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam 1,450–2,200 metres (4,760–7,220 ft)
Section Repens Cymbidium repens Aver. & Q.T.Phan 2016 Hoa Binh, Vietnam 400–600 metres (1,300–2,000 ft)[13]

Subgenus Cyperorchis

Plants in subgenus Cyberorchis have lips fused at the base to the base of the column.[6]

Section Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Section Annamaea Hunt 1970[10] Cymbidium erythrostylum Rolfe 1905 Vietnam 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Cymbidium wenshanense Y.S.Wu & F.Y.Liu 1990 Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)
Section Cyperorchis Hunt 1970[10] Cymbidium codonanthum Yuting Jiang, Liang Ma & S.Chen Yunnan, China 1,600–1,800 metres (5,200–5,900 ft)
Cymbidium cochleare Lindl. 1858 Taiwan; Assam, Sikkim, India; Bhutan; Myanmar 300–1,600 metres (980–5,250 ft)
Cymbidium elegans Lindl. 1828 Yunnan, Xizang, China; Assam, India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Myanamar. 1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft)
Cymbidium sigmoideum J.J.Sm. 1907 Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra 800–1,700 metres (2,600–5,600 ft)
Cymbidium whiteae King & Pantl. 1898 India (Sikkim) 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft)
Section Eburnea(Bl.)Seth & Cribb 1984[10] Cymbidium banaense Gagnep. 1951 Vietnam 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
Cymbidium changningense Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2005 Yunnan, China 1,700 metres (5,600 ft)
Cymbidium concinnum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2006[14] Yunnan, China 2,300 metres (7,500 ft)
Cymbidium daweishanense G.Q.Zhang & Z.J.Liu 2018 Yunnan, China 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft)
Cymbidium eburneum Lindl. 1847 Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Yunnan China and Vietnam 300–2,000 metres (980–6,560 ft)
Cymbidium mastersii Griff. ex Lindl. 1845 Assam India, Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Thailand and China 900–2,400 metres (3,000–7,900 ft)
Cymbidium jiangchengense Ying L.Peng, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liu 2019 Yunnan, China 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft)
Cymbidium maguanense F.Y.Liu 1996 Southeastern Yunnan, China 1,000–1,800 metres (3,300–5,900 ft)
Cymbidium parishii Rchb.f. Myanmar 1,500–1,650 metres (4,920–5,410 ft)
Cymbidium roseum J.J.Sm. Malayasian peninsula, Java and Sumatra 1,450–2,400 metres (4,760–7,870 ft)
Cymbidium wadae T.Yukawa 2002 Thailand
Section Iridorchis (Bl.)Hunt 1970[10] Cymbidium erythraeum Lindl. 1859 Kumaon, Sikkim, and Assam states of India; Nepal; Bhutan; Myanamar; Yunnan, Sichuan, and Xizang China; and Vietnam 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft)
Cymbidium gaoligongense Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang 2003 Yunnan, China 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Cymbidium hookerianum Rchb.f. Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim & Assam India, and Xizang China 1,500–2,600 metres (4,900–8,500 ft)
Cymbidium insigne Rolfe 1904 Thailand, Vietnam and Hainan China 1,000–2,600 metres (3,300–8,500 ft)
Cymbidium iridioides D. Don 1825 Xizang, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China; Kumaon, Assam, Sikkim, and Meghalaya states of India; Bhutan; Nepal; Myanmar; and Vietnam 900–2,800 metres (3,000–9,200 ft)
Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1879 Burma, Thailand, Yunnan China and Vietnam 1,300–2,200 metres (4,300–7,200 ft)
Cymbidium sanderae Sander ex Rolfe 1904 Vietnam 1,400–1,500 metres (4,600–4,900 ft)
Cymbidium seidenfadenii (P.J.Cribb & Du Puy) P.J.Cribb 2014 Thailand 1,000–2,600 metres (3,300–8,500 ft)
Cymbidium schroederi Rolfe 1905 Yunnan China, Vietnam 1,350–1,700 metres (4,430–5,580 ft)
Cymbidium sichuanicum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2006 Sichuan, China 1,200–1,600 metres (3,900–5,200 ft)
Cymbidium tracyanum Rolfe 1890 China, Thailand and Myanmar 1,200–1,900 metres (3,900–6,200 ft)
Cymbidium wilsonii (Rolfe ex De Cock) Rolfe 1904 Southern Yunnan, China and Vietnam [convert: needs a number]
Section Parishiella (Bl.)Hunt 1970[6] Cymbidium tigrinum Parish ex Hook. f. 1864 West Yunnan China, Myanmar and Assam India 1,000–2,700 metres (3,300–8,900 ft)

Subgenus Jensoa

Plants in this subgenus have four pollinia, in two unequal pairs; lips attached to the base of the column, [6]

Section Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Section Axillaria Du Puy & Cribb 1988[10] Cymbidium cyperifolium Lindl. 1833 Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan China 600–1,650 metres (1,970–5,410 ft)
Cymbidium shidianense G.Z.Chen, G.Q.Zhang & L.J.Chen 2019 China (Yunnan) 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Section Borneense Du Puy & Cribb 1988[10] Cymbidium aliciae Quisumb 1940 Sulawesi and the Philippines (Luzon, Negro Islands and Nueva Vazcaya) 300–2,750 metres (980–9,020 ft)
Cymbidium borneense J.J. Wood 1983 Borneo(Sarawak and Sabah) 100–1,300 metres (330–4,270 ft)
Section Geocymbidium Schltr. 1924[10] Cymbidium biflorens D.Y.Zhang, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liu 2020 Yunnan China
Cymbidium lancifolium Hook. 1823 Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, China, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Myanamar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra and New Guinea 200–2,300 metres (660–7,550 ft)
Cymbidium recurvatum Z.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & P.J.Cribb 2009 Yunnan China 1,700 metres (5,600 ft)
Section Jensoa Du Puy & Cribb 1988[10] Cymbidium acuminatum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1996 New Guinea 450–1,300 metres (1,480–4,270 ft)
Cymbidium defoliatum Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen 1991 Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China 1,000–1,100 metres (3,300–3,600 ft)
Cymbidium ensifolium [L]Swartz 1799 Japan, China, Vietnam , Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong to Sumatra and Java 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft)
Cymbidium goeringii [Rchb.f]Rchb.f 1864 India, Bhutan, China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan and Korea 300–3,000 metres (980–9,840 ft)
Cymbidium haematodes Lindl. 1833 Hainan and Yunnan provinces of China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia and New Guinea 500–1,900 metres (1,600–6,200 ft)
Cymbidium induratifolium Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang 1998 Vietnam
Cymbidium kanran Makino 1902 Taiwan, Guangdong, Gunagxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Hainan Island provinces of China; Honshu and the Ryuku Islands, Japan; and South Korea 400–2,500 metres (1,300–8,200 ft)
Cymbidium longipes Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang 1998 Vietnam
Cymbidium micranthum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2004 Yunnan, China 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Cymbidium munronianum King & Pantl. 1895 Assam India
Cymbidium omeiense Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen 1966 Sichuan China
Cymbidium qiubeiense K.M.Feng & H.Li 1980 Yunnan and Guangxi provinces of China 700–1,800 metres (2,300–5,900 ft)
Cymbidium sinense (Andrews) Willd. Guangdong, Hainan,Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Southern Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces of China and Northern Vietnam. 0–2,000 metres (0–6,562 ft)
Cymbidium tamphianum Aver. 2018 Lam Dong, Vietnam 1,600 metres (5,200 ft)
Section Nanula Du Puy & Cribb 1988[10] Cymbidium atrolabium X.Y.Liao, S.R.Lan & Z.J.Liy 2019 Yunnan China 2,300 metres (7,500 ft)
Cymbidium faberi Rolfe 1896 Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces of China; Taiwan; 700–3,000 metres (2,300–9,800 ft)
Cymbidium nanulum Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan provinces of China
Cymbidium purpureisepalum M.J.Zhu & S.R.Lan 2022 Yunnan China 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Cymbidium serratum Schltr. 1919 Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces of China; Taiwan 1,000–3,000 metres (3,300–9,800 ft)
Cymbidium teretipetiolatum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen 2002 Yunnan China 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Cymbidium tortisepalum Fukuy. 1934 Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces of China; Taiwan 800–2,500 metres (2,600–8,200 ft)
Section Pachyrhizanthe Schltr. 1924[10] Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindl. Pakistan, the Chinese Himalayas, Assam, the eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and Korea 700–1,500 metres (2,300–4,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

Distribution

This genus is distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia (such as northern India, China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Borneo) and Australia.[15] The larger flowered species from which the large flowered hybrids are derived grow at high altitudes.[6]

Uses

Use in horticulture

Cymbidium (abbreviated Cym. in the horticultural trade[16]) orchids are among the oldest horticultural orchids in the world and were mentioned in a manuscript from the Jin dynasty from about 200 BCE and by Confucius. Today they are among the most popular orchid genera in cultivation. They have decorative flowers spikes and are one of the least demanding indoor orchids. To flower well they need a distinct difference between day and night temperatures in late summer. Plants need to remain outside in autumn until night temperatures drop to near 0 °C (32 °F).[17][18][19]

Cymbidiums have few pests or diseases but can be affected by aphids, spider mites and virus diseases.[19]

Use in cooking

The species Cymbidium hookerianum is considered a delicacy in Bhutan, where it is traditionally cooked in a spicy curry or stew and called "olatshe" or "olachoto".[20]

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