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Home > Orchids of Kerala > Cymbidium CymbidiumCymbidium Swartz An Indo-Malesian genus of 44 species of both terrestrial and epiphytic orchids, Cymbidium is represented in India by 24 species .two species and one subspecies are found in Kerala .
Cymbidium bicolor auct . non . Lindl. : Abraham & Varsala 1981 : 307 ;Seth 1982 : 399 : Seth & Cribb 1983 : 290; Du Puy& Cribb 1988. 62. Epidendrum aloifolium L.Sp. Pl. 953. 1753 . Cymbidium erectum Wight ,I.c. Pl. ind. Or. 5 (1) : 21. t. 1753. 1851. Rheede's drawing of Kanisjiram Maravara (hort. Malab. 12 : t.8. 1693) is considered the type of this species . Occurrence : Trivandrum ,Quilon , Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Palghat , Kannur and Kasaragod Districts. Distribution : Indo-Malesia .
Cymbidium aloifolium auct .non (L)Sw.: Jayaweera in Dassanayake & Fosberg 1981: 183 pro parte; Abraham & Varsala 1981 : 305 ; Seidenfaden 1983: 81; Du Puy & Cribb 1988: 62. A very much-confused species, Cymbidium bicolor as per protologue is small flowered . Occurrence : Wayanad District. Distribution : India , Sri Lanka to Java. 3. Cymbidium ensifolium (L)Sw., Nov. Act. Sc. Upsal . 6: 77. 1799 . Epidendrum ensifolium L. Sp. Pl. 90. 1753. Subsp. haematodes (lindl.) Du Puy & Cribb, Cymbidium 161. 1988. Cymbidium haematodes Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orch. 162. 1830. Cymbidium ensifolium (L)Sw. var. haematodes (Lindl.) Trimen , Hand. Fl. Ceylon t. 90. 1898;Saldanha in Saldanha & Nicolson 1976 : 817;Jayaweera in Dassanayake & Fosberg 1981: 186; Henry & Swaminathan 1982 : 78. Saldanha , who found it in Hassan District , karnataka , first reported this from Southern India . Henry & swaminathan recorded it from Tamil Nadu. We found it in Kerala . This is a pretty orchid with very fragrant flowers . Occurrence : Trivandrum and Palghat Districts . Distribution : Extends from Southern India (Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu), sri Lanka to Thailand .
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