Cymbidium mastersii Griff. ex Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cymbidium affine Griff.; Cymbidium micromeson Lindl.; Cyperorchis mastersii (Griff. ex Lindl.) Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cymbidium mastersii Griff. ex Lindl.
  • Common name : Master's Cymbidium
  • Habit : Epiphyte
  • Habitat : Epiphytic or lithophytic, 900-2500m
  • Comments / notes : Master's Cymbidium is a large sized orchid growing on tress, rocks or occasionally on the ground on humus, moss or rotting wood. It is named for John William Masters, 19th century gardener who worked at the Botanical Garden in Calcutta.
  • Key identification features : It has elongate-ellipsoid, stem-like pseudobulbs carrying 6-17, leaves in two ranks. which are strap-shaped, arched, tapering, unequally bilobed at the tip. It blooms on an axillary, somewhat erect, few to several (2-15) flowered, sheathed, 10-12 inches long inflorescence with close set, fragrant flowers.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-November
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Singh S.K., Agrawala D.K., Jalal J.S., Dash S.S, Mao A.A. and Singh P. (2019). Orchids of India - A pictorial guide. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. 548 pp.:189
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cymbidium mastersii. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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