Cymbidium iridioides

It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte. The pseudobulbs are 4 to 11 cm (1.6 to 4.3 in) long and 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) wide, and are ellipsoid-ovoid to narrowly ovoid. The flowers are 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) in diameter, the pedicel and ovary are 40 to 45 mm (1.6 to 1.8 in). The sepals and the petals are yellowish green, with 7–9 brownish to reddish brown longitudinal stripes. The lip is yellowish, with red or brown stripes on the lateral lobes and on the mid-lobe. The sepals are narrowly obovate-oblong, and are 37 to 45 mm (1.5 to 1.8 in) × 12 to 15 mm (0.47 to 0.59 in). The petals are slightly falcate, and are 35 to 46 mm (1.4 to 1.8 in) × 7 to 9 mm (0.28 to 0.35 in)

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Cymbidium iridioides is native to Assam, south-central China, Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam. Under natural conditions, it is found on trees or rocks, and on shaded cliffs at elevations of 900–2800 meters from sea level.