Cymbidium lowianum

Cymbidium lowianum

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
Species: Cymbidium lowianum
Varietates: (3)
C. l. var. ailaoense – C. l. var. kalawense – C. l. var. lowianum

Name

Cymbidium lowianum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. n.s., 11: 332 (1879).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cymbidium giganteum var. lowianum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 685 (1877).
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium hookerianum var. lowianum (Rchb.f.) Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 303 (1980).
  • Cyperorchis lowiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 108 (1924).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1879. The Gardeners' chronicle 11:, 332.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cymbidium lowianum. Accessed: 2024 Mar 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cymbidium lowianum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cymbidium lowianum. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cymbidium lowianum. Accessed: 6 Mar 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cymbidium lowianum. Published online. Accessed: 6 Mar 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cymbidium lowianum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Low's Cymbidium
中文: 碧玉兰
中文（简体）: 碧玉兰

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