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Cymbidium goeringii

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Species of orchid

Noble orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species: C. goeringii
Binomial name
Cymbidium goeringii
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. (1852)
Varieties
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. goeringii - Goering's cymbidium
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. gracillimum - leek orchid, chive orchid
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. longibracteatum
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. tortisepalum - Mt. Tsukerg orchid, snow orchid, broad-leaf spring orchid
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium forrestii Rolfe (1913)
  • Maxillaria goeringii Rchb.f. (1845) (Basionym)

Cymbidium goeringii, or the noble orchid, is an orchid found in temperate locations of East Asia including Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea. The type specimen was collected in Japan.

The orchid was featured on the Imperial Seal of Manchukuo.

References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028610. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Taxon identifiers
Cymbidium goeringii
Maxillaria goeringii


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