WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Cymbidium

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Cymbidium

Cymbidium distribution

Name and Authority

Cymbidium Sw.

Common Name

Boat Orchids

Originally Described by

Olof Swartz in Nova Acta Regiae Soc.Sci.Upsal. ser. 2, 6:70 (1799)

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·

Description

Cymbidium species are evergreen with persistent basal pseudobulbs, smooth, long, narrow leaves and a raceme of few to many small to large, often colourful flowers with relatively short, broad petals and sepals and a trilobed labellum.

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