Cymbidium cyperifolium Wall. ex Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cymbidium carnosum Griff.; Cymbidium viridiflorum Griff.; Cyperorchis wallichii Blume; Geodorum longifolium (Roxb.) Voigt; Limodorum cyperifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl.; Limodorum longifolium Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cymbidium cyperifolium Wall. ex Lindl.
  • Common name : Cyperus-Like Leafed Cymbidium
  • Habit : Epiphytic herb
  • Habitat : Forests, rocky places, crevices of rocks; 700 - 1800 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Pseudobulbs produced biennially; leaves distinctly distichous-equitant at base, with broad membranous margins toward base
  • Flower, Fruit : October-April
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Hainan, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 226
    • Kumar P. et. al., (2008). Orchidaceae, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. Check List 4(3): 304–323
    • Jalal J.S. and Jayanthi J., (2015)
    • AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE ORCHIDS OF WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA. LANKESTERIANA 15(1): 7-50
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cymbidium cyperifolium. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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