Cymbidium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Cymbidium

Overview of species (82)

C. acuminatum – C. aliciae – C. aloifolium – C. atrolabium – C. atropurpureum – C. banaense – C. bicolor – C. biflorens – C. borneense – C. brevifolium – C. canaliculatum – C. changningense – C. chloranthum – C. cochleare – C. codonanthum – C. concinnum – C. crassifolium – C. cyperifolium – C. daweishanense – C. dayanum – C. defoliatum – C. devonianum – C. dianlan – C. eburneum – C. elegans – C. elongatum – C. ensifolium – C. erythraeum – C. erythrostylum – C. faberi – C. finlaysonianum – C. floribundum – C. formosanum – C. gaoligongense – C. goeringii – C. haematodes – C. hartinahianum – C. hookerianum – C. induratifolium – C. insigne – C. iridioides – C. jiangchengense – C. kanran – C. lancifolium – C. lii – C. longipes – C. lowianum – C. macrorhizon – C. madidum – C. maguanense – C. mastersii – C. micranthum – C. munronianum – C. nanulum – C. omeiense – C. parishii – C. puerense – C. qiubeiense – C. rectum – C. recurvatum – C. repens – C. roseum – C. sanderae – C. schroederi – C. seidenfadenii – C. serratum – C. shidianense – C. sichuanicum – C. sigmoideum – C. sinense – C. suave – C. suavissimum – C. tamphianum – C. teretipetiolatum – C. tigrinum – C. tortisepalum – C. tracyanum – C. viride – C. wadae – C. wenshanense – C. whiteae – C. wilsonii

Nothospecies: (16)

C. × ballianum – C. × baoshanense – C. × charlesworthii – C. × dilatatiphyllum – C. × florinda – C. × gammieanum – C. × glebelandense – C. × hillii – C. × monanthum – C. × nishiuchianum – C. × nomachianum – C. × nujiangense – C. × oblancifolium – C. × purpuratum – C. × rosefieldense – C. × woodlandense

Name

Cymbidium Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 70 (1799)

Type species: Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 73 (1799)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Jensoa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 38 (1838)
- Cyperorchis Blume, Rumphia 4: 47 (1849)
- Iridorchis Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 90 (1859), nom. illeg.
- Arethusantha Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 44: 179 (1897)
- Pachyrhizanthe (Schltr.) Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 109 (1931)
- × Cyperocymbidium A.D.Hawkes, Orchid Rev. 72: 420 (1964)
- Liuguishania Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang, J. S. China Agric. Univ. 19(1): 73 (1998)
- Wutongshania Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang, J. S. China Agric. Univ. 19(1): 74 (1998)
- Cymbidiopsis H.J.Chowdhery, Indian J. Forest. 32: 154 (2009)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet.
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Australasia
- Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 56 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Swartz, O.P. 1799. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. ser. 2. 6: 70.

Links

'eFloras 2009. Cymbidium in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Cymbidium
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cymbidium. Accessed: 2022 Jun 17.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cymbidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 17. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cymbidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 17. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Cymbidium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cymbidium. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jun 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Cymbidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jun 2022.

Vernacular names

български: Цимбидиум
English: Boat orchids
suomi: Kymbidit
magyar: Csónakorchidea
日本語: シュンラン属
한국어: 보춘화속
перем коми: Цимбидиум
коми: Цимбидиум
lietuvių: Cimbidis
олык марий: Цимбидиум
മലയാളം: സിംബിഡിയം
кырык мары: Цимбидиумmrj
русский: Цимбидиум
slovenčina: Cymbídia
ไทย: สกุลกะเรกะร่อน
удмурт: Цимбидиум
українська: Цимбідіум
Tiếng Việt: Chi Lan kiếm
中文: 兰属
中文（简体）: 蕙兰属, 兰属
中文（繁體）: 蕙蘭屬

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