Biology:Cymbidium floribundum
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Cymbidium floribundum | |
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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. floribundum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbidium floribundum Lindl. (1833)
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Cymbidium floribundum, the yellow margin orchid, golden leaf-edge orchid or golden-edged orchid, is a species of orchid.
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a signalling chemical emitted by C. floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica).[1]
References
- ↑ Sugahara, M; Izutsu, K; Nishimura, Y; Sakamoto, F (2013). "Oriental orchid (Cymbidium floribundum) attracts the Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica) with a mixture of 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid and 10-hydroxy- (E)-2-decenoic acid". Zoological Science 30 (2): 99–104. doi:10.2108/zsj.30.99. PMID 23387843.
Wikidata ☰ Q2784172 entry
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