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Cymbidium lancifolium is a species of Cymbidium from Australia.
Description[]
Plant blooms from spring and summer with up to five 5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in the forest of the Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, China, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Myanamar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra and New Guinea at elevations of 200 to 2300 meters
Culture[]
Plant should be grown in cool to intermediate areas with medium to bright light. Pot with coconut bark and perlite or with lavarock, perlite, and medium fir bark. Plant prefers dry periods between watering. Reduce watering during the winter. Water about once a week.
Varieties[]
Image | Name | Description |
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Cymbidium lancifolium variant | Sepals and petals are white, lip is white with a purple patch. |
Naming[]
Common Name:The Lance-Leafed Cymbidium
Synonyms[]
- Cymbidium aspidistrifolium Fukuy. 1934
- Cymbidium caulescens Ridl. 1915
- Cymbidium cuspidatum Blume 1825
- Cymbidium gibsoni Lindl. & Paxton 1852-3
- Cymbidium javanicum Blume 1825
- Cymbidium kerrii Rolfe ex Downie 1925
- Cymbidium lancifolium f. aspidistrifolium (Fukuy.) T.P.Lin 1977
- Cymbidium lancifolium var. aspidistrifolium (Fukuy.) S.S.Ying 1977
- Cymbidium lancifolium var. papuanum (Schltr.) S.S.Ying 1990
- Cymbidium lancifolium var. syunitianum (Fukuy.) S.S.Ying 1977
- Cymbidium maclehoseae S.Y.Hu 1972
- Cymbidium nagifolium Masam. 1930
- Cymbidium papuanum Schltr. 1913
- Cymbidium syunitianum Fukuy. 1935