Cymbidium iridioides
| Iris-like cymbidium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. iridioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbidium iridioides D.Don.
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Cymbidium iridioides, commonly known as the Iris-Like Cymbidium
Distribution and habitat
Cymbidium iridioides is native to Assam, south-central China, Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam.[2]
Under natural conditions, it is found on trees or rocks, and on shaded cliffs at elevations of 900–2800 meters from sea level.[3]
Description
It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte. The pseudobulbs are 4 to 11 cm (1.6 to 4.3 in) long and 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) wide, and are ellipsoid-ovoid to narrowly ovoid.
The flowers are 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) in diameter, the
petals
are yellowish green, with 7–9 brownish to reddish brown longitudinal stripes. The lip is yellowish, with red or brown stripes on the lateral lobes and on the mid-lobe. The sepals are narrowly obovate-oblong, and are 37 to 45 mm (1.5 to 1.8 in) × 12 to 15 mm (0.47 to 0.59 in). The petals are slightly falcate, and are 35 to 46 mm (1.4 to 1.8 in) × 7 to 9 mm (0.28 to 0.35 in)
References
- ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ a b "Cymbidium iridioides D.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Cymbidium iridioides in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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