Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.
Family
Orchidaceae
Synonyms
Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw., Cymbidium simulans Rolfe.
Vernacular Names
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Thailand |
Kare karon (Nakhon Ratchasima), kluai haang lai (Chumphon), ueang paakpet (Chiang Mai). |
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Vietnam |
Lan l[oo] h[ooj]i, do[ar]n ki[ees]m. |
Geographical Distributions
Cymbidium aloifolium occurs in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), the Andaman Islands, Indo-China, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
Description
C. aloifolium is an epiphytic herb, where the leaves measures up to 50 cm x 3 cm and with unequally 2-lobed tips.
The inflorescence is pendulous, up to 40 cm long. The flowers are up to 4.5 cm in diametre. The petals are pale greenish to cream with a central purple stripe. The lips are with all striped purple lobes and yellow midlobes with white margins.
Ecology / Cultivation
C. aloifolium occurs in mixed forests and teak forests up to 1000 m altitude.
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.
