Cymbidium goeringii

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| name = Noble orchid

| image = Cymbidium goeringii 'Setsuzan'.jpg

| genus = Cymbidium

| species = goeringii

| authority = (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. (1852)

| synonyms =

  • Cymbidium forrestii Rolfe (1913)
  • Maxillaria goeringii Rchb.f. (1845) (Basionym)

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  • Cymbidium goeringii var. goeringii - Goering's cymbidium
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. gracillimum - leek orchid, chive orchid
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. longibracteatum
  • Cymbidium goeringii var. tortisepalum - Mt. Tsukerg orchid, snow orchid, broad-leaf spring orchid

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Cymbidium goeringii, or the noble orchid, is an orchid found in temperate locations of East Asia including Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea. The type specimen was collected in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028610}}

The orchid was featured on the Imperial Seal of Manchukuo.

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