| Yellow margin orchid | |
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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. floribundum |
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Cymbidium floribundum Lindl. (1833) |
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The yellow margin orchid (Cymbidium floribundum) is a species of orchid, also known as the golden leaf-edge orchid or golden-edged orchid.
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a signalling chemical emitted by C. floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica).