Cymbidium iridioides D.Don-The Iris-Like Cymbidium

Cymbidium iridioides D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 36 (Coelogynes sp. ?). (1825).

Cymbidium iridioides D.Don; Photo Vũ Định An

Vietnamese name: 

Hồng hoàng Sapa, Kiếm Hồng Hoàng 

Chinise name: 

黄蝉兰 huang chan lan

Common Name: 

The Iris-Like Cymbidium

Latin Name: 

Cymbidium iridioides D.Don

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Cymbidium giganteum Wall. ex Lindl. 

Cyperorchis gigantea (Blume) Schltr.

Iridorchis gigantea Blume

Limodorum longifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl. 

Description:

Orchid, sometimes growing on rocks, 4-7 leaves. The inflorescence is 50-90 cm long, flowers 7-20 to 7.5-10 cm long, slightly fragrant, long-lasting, blooming in the autumn.

Distribution: 

Found in Chinese Himalayas, Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, western Himalayas, Myanmar and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Kon Tum, Pleiku, Lâm Đồng.

Ecological: 

Trees or rocks in forests or thickets, shaded cliffs; at elevations of 900-2800 m.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org