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Cymbidium longifolium D. Don. 1825

Orchid ID: AR00239

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Sub-Tribe: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species: longifolium
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Basic Details

Common Name: The Red-Spotted Lip Cymbidium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Chang Ye Lan.
Synonym(s): Cymbidium erythraeum var. flavum (Z. J. Liu & J. Yong Zhang) Z. J. Liu, S. C. Chen & P. J. Cribb 2009; Cymbidium flavum Z. J. Liu & J. Yong Zhang 2002; Cymbidium hennisianum Schltr. 1918; Cymbidium longifolium Lindley 1833; Cyperorchis hennisiana (Schltr.) Schltr. 1924; Cyperorchis longifolia (D. Don) Schltr. 1924.
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Reference(s): Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic, Lithophytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 2500 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: DECEMBER
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Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
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In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Dirang Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 3 cm across
Flower Color: Cream to straw-yellow flushed with pink or brown spots
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher: Ahmed
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