Cymbidium — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Cymbidium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Edible
Cymbidium canaliculatum
Cymbidium canaliculatum
Family: Orchidaceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical and subtropical areas. Grows in the wild on rotting wood in the hollows of trees in dry sclerophyll forest or woodland. The roots of the plant can sometimes grow down into a hollow tree for several metres.
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Medicinal
Cymbidium iridioides
Cymbidium iridioides
Family: Orchidaceae
Cultivation
In Nepal this species is found in evergreen broadleaved forests, where the the rainfal is monsoonal, falling mainly from mid June to mid September. The climate of these forests ranges from sub-tropical to warm temperate at higher elevations, winters are warm to mild and frosts are generally few. Epiphyte/ Quercus glauca, Schima wallichii, Rhododendron arboreum
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