Cymbidium iridioides
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|name = Iris-like cymbidium
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|genus = Cymbidium
|species = iridioides
|authority = D.Don.
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Cymbidium iridioides, commonly known as the Iris-Like Cymbidium{{Cite web |title=IOSPE PHOTOS |url=http://www.orchidspecies.com/cymiridiodes.htm |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=www.orchidspecies.com}} is a species of boat orchid. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte found from Himalaya to south-central China.{{Cite web |title=Cymbidium iridioides D.Don {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625056-1 |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}
Distribution and habitat
Cymbidium iridioides is native to Assam, south-central China, Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam.
Under natural conditions, it is found on trees or rocks, and on shaded cliffs at elevations of 900–2800 meters from sea level.{{Cite web |title=Cymbidium iridioides in Flora of China @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242421731 |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=www.efloras.org}}
Description
It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte. The pseudobulbs are {{cvt|4|to|11|cm}} long and {{cvt|2|to|5|cm}} wide, and are ellipsoid-ovoid to narrowly ovoid.
The flowers are {{cvt|9|to|10|cm}} in diameter, the pedicel and ovary are {{cvt|40|to|45|mm}}. The sepals and the petals are yellowish green, with 7–9 brownish to reddish brown longitudinal stripes. The lip is yellowish, with red or brown stripes on the lateral lobes and on the mid-lobe. The sepals are narrowly obovate-oblong, and are {{cvt|37|to|45|mm}} × {{cvt|12|to|15|mm}}. The petals are slightly falcate, and are {{cvt|35|to|46|mm}} × {{cvt|7|to|9|mm}}