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Iridorchis
Cymbidium /sɪmˈbɪdiəm/, commonly known as boat orchids, is a genus of evergreen flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic, lithophytic, terrestrial or rarely leafless saprophytic herbs usually with pseudobulbs. There are usually between three and twelve leaves arranged in two ranks on each pseudobulb or shoot and lasting for several years. From one to a large number of flowers are arranged on an unbranched flowering stem arising from the base...
11 branches of this group, most-observed first
Cymbidium lowianum
speciesCymbidium lowianum
Cymbidium tracyanum
speciesCymbidium tracyanum
Cymbidium hookerianum
speciesCymbidium hookerianum
Cymbidium erythraeum
speciesCymbidium erythraeum
Cymbidium insigne
speciesCymbidium insigne
Cymbidium iridioides
speciesCymbidium iridioides
Cymbidium seidenfadenii
speciesCymbidium seidenfadenii
Cymbidium × pauwelsii
hybridCymbidium × pauwelsii
Cymbidium 'Lowio-grandiflorum'
hybridCymbidium hookerianum × lowianum
Cymbidium sichuanicum
speciesCymbidium sichuanicum
Cymbidium wilsonii
speciesCymbidium wilsonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1644963.