Cymbidium

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Cymbidium']

English: Boat orchids
العربية: زورقان
مصرى: زورقان
български: Цимбидиум
čeština: člunatec
eesti: tsümbiidium
suomi: Kymbidit
Gaeilge: Címbidiam
hrvatski: Cimbidijum
magyar: Csónakorchidea
日本語: シュンラン属
한국어: 보춘화속
перем коми: Цимбидиум
коми: Цимбидиум
lietuvių: Cimbidis
мокшень: Цимбидиум
олык марий: Цимбидиум
македонски: чамчеста орхидеја
മലയാളം: സിംബിഡിയം
кырык мары: Цимбидиумmrj
русский: Цимбидиум
slovenčina: Cymbídia
ไทย: สกุลกะเรกะร่อน
удмурт: Цимбидиум
українська: Цимбідіум
Tiếng Việt: Chi Lan kiếm
中文: 兰属
中文（中国大陆）: 蕙兰属
中文（简体）: 蕙兰属, 兰属
中文（繁體）: 蕙蘭屬
中文（香港）: 蕙蘭屬
中文（臺灣）: 蕙蘭屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Cymbidiinae • Genus: Cymbidium Sw. (1799)

Genus Cymbidium Sw. (1799)[edit]

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms
- Jensoa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 38 (1838)
- Cyperorchis Blume, Rumphia 4: 47 (1849)
- Iridorchis Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 90 (1859)
- Arethusantha Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 44: 179 (1897)
- Pachyrhizanthe (Schltr.) Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 109 (1931)
- × Cyperocymbidium A.D.Hawkes, Orchid Rev. 72: 420 (1964)
- Liuguishania Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang, J. S. China Agric. Univ. 19(1): 73 (1998)
- Wutongshania Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang, J. S. China Agric. Univ. 19(1): 74 (1998)
- Cymbidiopsis H.J.Chowdhery, Indian J. Forest. 32: 154 (2009)

82 Species[edit]

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 20 September 2021):

C. acuminatum, C. aliciae, C. aloifolium, C. atrolabium, C. atropurpureum, C. × ballianum, C. banaense, C. × baoshanense, C. bicolor, C. biflorens, C. borneense, C. brevifolium, C. canaliculatum, C. changningense, C. × charlesworthii, C. chloranthum, C. cochleare, C. codonanthum, C. concinnum, C. crassifolium, C. cyperifolium, C. daweishanense, C. dayanum, C. defoliatum, C. devonianum, C. dianlan, C. × dilatatiphyllum, C. eburneum, C. elegans, C. elongatum, C. ensifolium, C. erythraeum, C. erythrostylum, C. faberi, C. finlaysonianum, C. floribundum, C. × florinda, C. formosanum, C. × gammieanum, C. gaoligongense, C. × glebelandense, C. goeringii, C. haematodes, C. hartinahianum, C. × hillii, C. hookerianum, C. induratifolium, C. insigne, C. iridioides, C. jiangchengense, C. kanran, C. lancifolium, C. lii, C. longipes, C. lowianum, C. macrorhizon, C. madidum, C. maguanense, C. mastersii, C. micranthum, C. × monanthum, C. munronianum, C. nanulum, C. × nishiuchianum, C. × nomachianum, C. × nujiangense, C. × oblancifolium, C. omeiense, C. parishii, C. puerense, C. × purpuratum, C. qiubeiense, C. rectum, C. recurvatum, C. repens, C. × rosefieldense, C. roseum, C. sanderae, C. schroederi, C. seidenfadenii, C. serratum, C. shidianense, C. sichuanicum, C. sigmoideum, C. sinense, C. suave, C. suavissimum, C. tamphianum, C. teretipetiolatum, C. tigrinum, C. tortisepalum, C. tracyanum, C. viride, C. wadae, C. wenshanense, C. whiteae, C. wilsonii, C. × woodlandense

Included species (for Tropicos, 20 September 2021):

C. aberrans, C. aculeatum, C. acuminatum, C. acutum, C. adenoglossum, C. aestivum, C. affine, C. alatum, C. albojucundissimum, C. albomarginatum, C. alborubens, C. albuciflorum, C. aliciae, C. allagnata, C. aloefolium, C. aloeifolium, C. aloifolium, C. altissimum, C. altum, C. amabile, C. andersonii, C. angolense, C. angustifolium, C. aphyllum, C. appendiculatum, C. arrogans, C. aspidistrifolium, C. assamicum, C. atropurpureum, C. autumnale, C. babae, C. bambusifolium, C. banaense, C. baoshanense, C. bicolor, C. bituberculatum, C. boreale, C. borneense, C. boweri, C. buchanani, C. calcaratum, C. calceolaria, C. calceolariae, C. canaliculatum, C. candidum, C. carnosum, C. caulescens, C. celebicum, C. cerinum, C. changningense, C. chawalongense, C. chinense, C. chloranthum, C. chuan-lan, C. clypeolum, C. coccineum, C. cochleare, C. concinnum, C. corallorrhiza, C. cordatum, C. cordigerum, C. corniculatum, C. crassifolium, C. crinum, C. crispatum, C. cucullatum, C. cuspidatum, C. cylindricum, C. cyperifolium, C. dayanum, C. defoliatum, C. densiflorum, C. dependens, C. devonianum, C. diurnum, C. eburneum, C. echinocarpon, C. ecristatum, C. elegans, C. elongatum, C. ensifolium, C. equitans, C. erectum, C. erythraeum, C. erythrostylum, C. estriatum, C. evrardii, C. faberi, C. falcatum, C. finlaysonianum, C. flabellatum, C. flabelliforme, C. flaccidum, C. flavescens, C. flavum, C. floribundum, C. floridum, C. formosanum, C. forrestii, C. fragrans, C. fukienense, C. furvum, C. fuscescens, C. gammieanum, C. gaoligongense, C. gibsoni, C. gibsonii, C. giganteum, C. glandulosum, C. glaucum, C. globosum, C. goeringii, C. gomphocarpum, C. gongshanense, C. gonzalesii, C. gracillimum, C. graminoides, C. grandiflorum, C. guttatum, C. gyokuchin, C. haematodes, C. hartinahianum, C. hennisianum, C. hillii, C. hirsutum, C. hookerianum, C. hoosai, C. humblotii, C. humile, C. huttoni, C. hyacinthinum, C. hyemale, C. iansonii, C. illiberale, C. imbricatum, C. inconspicuum, C. insigne, C. intermedium, C. iridifolium, C. iridioides, C. ixioides, C. javanicum, C. juncifolium, C. kanran, C. kerrii, C. kinabaluense, C. koran, C. lanceolum, C. lancifolium, C. latifolium, C. leachianum, C. leai, C. leroyi, C. liliifolium, C. limbatum, C. lineare, C. linearisepalum, C. loeselii, C. loise-chauvierii, C. longibracteatum, C. longifolium, C. longipes, C. lowianum, C. lushuiense, C. luteum, C. lycopodioides, C. mackinnoni, C. mackinnonii, C. maclehoseae, C. macrorhizon, C. madidum, C. maguanense, C. mandaianum, C. mannii, C. marginatum, C. mastersii, C. meyenii, C. micans, C. micranthum, C. micromeson, C. minimifolium, C. misericors, C. montanum, C. moschatum, C. multiradicatum, C. munroanum, C. munronianum, C. muricatum, C. nagifolium, C. nanulum, C. nervosum, C. nigrovenium, C. nipponicum, C. nitidum, C. niveomarginatum, C. nodosum, C. nutans, C. ochroleucum, C. odontorhizum, C. oiwakense, C. oiwakensis, C. omeiense, C. oreophilum, C. ovatum, C. pallens, C. palustre, C. papuanum, C. parishii, C. parviflorum, C. paucifolium, C. pedicellatum, C. pendulum, C. pictum, C. plantaginifolium, C. plicatum, C. poilanei, C. praecox, C. praemorsum, C. proliferum, C. prompovenium, C. pseudovirens, C. pubescens, C. pulchellum, C. pulcherrimum, C. pumilum, C. purpureo-hiemale, C. purpureum, C. pusillum, C. qiubeiense, C. queeneanum, C. quinquelobum, C. ramosissimum, C. rectum, C. recurvatum, C. reflexum, C. reptans, C. rhizomatosum, C. rhodochilum, C. rigidum, C. robustum, C. roseum, C. rubrigemmum, C. rubrum, C. sagamiense, C. sanderae, C. sanderi, C. sandersoni, C. sanguineum, C. sanguinolentum, C. satyrium, C. scabroserrulatum, C. scarabaeiforme, C. schroederi, C. scriptum, C. serratum, C. serrulatum, C. shimaran, C. siamense, C. sichuanicum, C. sigmoideum, C. sikkimense, C. simonsianum, C. simulans, C. sinense, C. sinokanran, C. sparkesii, C. spathulatum, C. speciosissimum, C. speciosum, C. spinescens, C. squamatum, C. stapeliaeflorum, C. stapelioides, C. stenopetalum, C. stephensi, C. striatum, C. strictum, C. suave, C. suavissimum, C. subulatum, C. sundaicum, C. sutepense, C. syringodorum, C. syunitianum, C. szechuanensis, C. szechuanicum, C. tabulare, C. tentyozanense, C. tenuifolium, C. teretifolium, C. teretipetiolatum, C. tesselatum, C. tessellatum, C. tesselloides, C. testifolium, C. tetrapetalum, C. tigrinum, C. tortisepalum, C. tosyaense, C. tracyanum, C. tribuloides, C. trichocarpon, C. tricolor, C. trifidum, C. trinerve, C. tripterum, C. triquetrum, C. triste, C. tsukengensis, C. umbellatum, C. undulatum, C. uniflorum, C. ustulatum, C. utriculatum, C. variciferum, C. variegatum, C. verecundum, C. vestitum, C. vexilliferum, C. violaceum, C. virens, C. virescens, C. viridiflorum, C. wallichii, C. wenshanense, C. whiteae, C. wilsonii, C. xilophyllum, C. xiphiifolium, C. xiphophyllum, C. yakibaran, C. yongfuense, C. yunnanense, C. zaleskianum, C. × albanense, C. × armainvilliense, C. × ballianum, C. × baoshanense, C. × bennett-poei, C. × capella, C. × charlesworthii, C. × cooperi, C. × cravenianim, C. × florinda, C. × fuerstenbergianum, C. × gammieanum, C. × glebelandense, C. × gottonianum, C. × hagoromo, C. × hanburyanum, C. × holfordianum, C. × insignigrina, C. × lawrencensum, C. × magnificum, C. × maronii, C. × nishiuchianum, C. × ohkagami, C. × pseudoballianum, C. × rosefieldense, C. × sedenii, C. × shuho, C. × veitchii, C. × wiganianum, C. × winnianum, C. × woodlandense
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. (1799)