Cymbidium elegans

Cymbidium elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Cymbidium
Varietates: (2)
C. e. var. elegans – C. e. var. lushuiense

Name

Cymbidium elegans Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 163 (1833)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Cyperorchis elegans (Lindl.) Blume, Rumphia 4: 47 (1849)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Tibet. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 163.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cymbidium elegans. Accessed: 2022 Jun 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cymbidium elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cymbidium elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cymbidium elegans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cymbidium elegans. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cymbidium elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: زورقان أنيق
中文: 莎草兰
中文（简体）: 莎草兰

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