| Cymbidium floribundum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 62 1833 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
| genus | Cymbidium Swartz 1799 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins |
primary forests, in Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Son La), China (Yunnan, Fujian, Guandong |
| Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Zizhiqu, Zhejiang), Taiwan | ||
| altitude | 1000 - 2800 m (3300 - 9240 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Cao Bang (Cao Bang, Viet Nam) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1900 m / 7900 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cao Bang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 50 - 60 cm (20" L 24"), basal arching |
| nr flowers | 16 - 20 | |
| size | single flower 5.5 L 4 cm ( 2.2" L 1.6") - inflorescence 25 L 12 cm (10" L 4.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 100 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
