Biology:Cymbidium lowianum
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Cymbidium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. lowianum
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| Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.[1]
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Cymbidium lowianum, called Low's boat orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Cymbidium, native to Assam in India, Yunnan in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]
- Cymbidium lowianum var. ailaoense X.M.Xu
- Cymbidium lowianum var. kalawense (Colyear) Govaerts
- Cymbidium lowianum var. lowianum
References
- ↑ Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 332 (1879)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625076-1.
- ↑ "Cymbidium lowianum Low's boat orchid". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/105859/Cymbidium-lowianum/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q15245379 entry
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