Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.

in Nov. Act. Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 73 (1799).

Synonymes

Aerides borassii Buchanan-Hamilton in J. E. Smith In Rees, Cyclop. 39:Addend. Aerides 8 (1819).

Cymbidium erectum Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. 5: 21, T. 1753 (1851).

Cymbidium intermedium H.G.Jones in Reinwardtia 9: 71 (1974).

Cymbidium simulans Rolfe in Orch. Rev. 25: 175 (1917).

Epidendrum aloides Curtis in Bot. Mag. 11:T. 387 (1797).

Epidendrum aloifolium L. in Sp. Pl.: 953 (1753). (basionyme)

Répartition

Andaman et Nicobar, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Ceylan, Chine, Cambodge, Hong Kong, Inde, Java, Laos, Malaisie, Népal, Philippines, Sikkim, Sumatra, Thaïlande, Vietnam.

Chine : Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan.

Inde : Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Philippines : Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur.

Sumatra : Sumatera Barat.

Floraison : __MAMJJA____. Altitude de 500 à 1500 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 30 à 70 cm. Feuilles de 4 à 6, de 40-100 × 15-45 mm, coriaces. Fleurs de 20 à 45, blanches, jaunes, vertes, brunes. Sépale dorsal oblong, de 19-24 × 5-9 mm. Sépales latéraux oblongs, de 19-24 × 5-9 mm. Pétales elliptiques, de 18-23 × 5-9 mm. Labelle trilobé, de 15-23 × 10-14 mm. Chromosomes : 2n=40. Biotopes : .

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