Cymbidium haematodes Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cymbidium

Characteristics

Plants terrestrial, autotrophic. Pseudobulbs ca. 3 × 1.5 cm, enclosed in leaf bases. Leaves 2-4(or 5), arching, 50-200 × 0.8-1.7 cm, usually lacking serrations along margin. Inflorescence usually held clear of and longer than leaves; rachis to 9-flowered; floral bracts to 20 mm. Flowers 3.5-4 cm in diam.; sepals and petals straw-yellow to light brown, with a strong central red-brown stripe, and several weaker stripes often only distinct toward base; mid-lobe of lip with transverse fine red spots. Sepals slightly obovate, 19-31 × 6-10 mm, apex subacute; lateral sepals pendulous, somewhat oblique. Petals ca. as broad as sepals or slightly narrower; lip not fused to basal margins of column, 3-lobed; lateral lobes narrowly subelliptic; mid-lobe triangular-elliptic, margin undulate, not kinked, apex rounded or obtuse; disk with 2 incurved ridges between lateral lobes. Column 13-18 mm. Fl. Sep-Oct, fr. Nov-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cymbidium haematodes world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625034-1
WFO ID wfo-0000934448
COL ID 6C77K
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Synonyms

Cymbidium siamense Cymbidium sundaicum Cymbidium sinense var. haematodes Cymbidium ensifolium var. haematodes Cymbidium ensifolium subsp. haematodes Cymbidium sundaicum var. estriatum Cymbidium haematodes