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Cymbidium aloifolium

Aloe-leafed cymbidium
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cyrtopodiinae
Alliance: Cymbidium
Genus: Cymbidium
Species: C. aloifolium
Binomial name
Cymbidium aloifolium
(L.) Sw.
Synonyms
  • Epidendrum aloifolium L. (1753) (Basionym)
  • Epidendrum pendulum Roxb. (1795)
  • Epidendrum aloides Curtis (1797)
  • Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw. (1799)
  • Aerides borassii Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. (1818)
  • Cymbidium erectum Wight (1851)
  • Cymbidium simulans Rolfe (1917)
  • Cymbidium intermedium H.G. Jones (1974)

The aloe-leafed cymbidium (Cymbidium aloifolium) is a species of orchid found in Asia, especially China and southeast Asia from Burma to Sumatra. It can be found growing between rocks or on another plant. The word cymbidium comes from the Greek kumbos meaning "hole, cavity" and the Latin specific name is just a translation of the English "aloe-leafed".



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