Biology:Cymbidium lowianum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Cymbidium

Cymbidium lowianum
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Flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species:
C. lowianum
Binomial name
Cymbidium lowianum
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.[1]
Synonyms[2]

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

  1. ↑ Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 332 (1879)
  2. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ "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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