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Cymbidium kanran

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Cold-growing cymbidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species:
C. kanran
Binomial name
Cymbidium kanran
Makino (1902)
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium kanran f. purpurascens Makino (1902)
  • Cymbidium oreophilum Hayata (1914)
  • Cymbidium purpureohiemale Hayata (1914)
  • Cymbidium linearisepalum Yamam. (1930)
  • Cymbidium linearisepalum f. atropurpureum Yamam. (1932)
  • Cymbidium tosyaense Masam. (1935)
  • Cymbidium sinokanran Yen (1964)
  • Cymbidium kanran var. purpureohiemale (Hayata) S.S. Ying (1977)

Cymbidium kanran, the cold-growing cymbidium, is a species of orchid. The species was first described by Makino in 1902 and was first domesticated over 2,500 years ago.[1]

Characteristics

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Being lithophytic, it grows in rocky regions, specifically in the grooves created in the rocks by erosion. It likes cold climates and any uninhabited site at altitudes of 700 to 1800 metres above sea level. They grow from October to January, and when they are growing, on a single stem, up to 12 flowers can bloom

References

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  1. ^ Zhou, Zhuang; Ying, Zhen; Wu, Zhigang; Yang, Yanping; Fu, Shuangbin; Xu, Wan; Yao, Lijuan; Zeng, Aiping; Huang, Jian; Lan, Siren; Wang, Xiaole; Liu, Zhongjian (12 October 2021). "Anthocyanin Genes Involved in the Flower Coloration Mechanisms of Cymbidium kanran". Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 737–815. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.737815. PMC 8545884. PMID 34712257.