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Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz. 1799

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Orchid ID: AR00233

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Sub-Tribe: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species: ensifolium
Variety: Cymbidium ensifolium var. misericors; Cymbidium ensifolium var. rubrigemmum.

Basic Details

Common Name: Golden-thread Orchid.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Chulan; In Japan Suruga-ran-Shiiran; In China Jian Lan.
Synonym(s): Cymbidium albomarginatum Makino 1912; Cymbidium arrogans Hayata 1914; Cymbidium ensifolium f. arcuatum T. C. Yen 1964; Cymbidium gonzalesii Quisumb. 1940.
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 2000 m
Latitude: From 0° 0' 0" N To 0° 0' 0" N
Longitude: From 0° 0' 0" E To 0° 0' 0" E
Flowering Period Start: APRIL
Flowering Period End: JULY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
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In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 3-3.5 cm across
Flower Color: Yellowish to green
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

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