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Cymbidium

The genus Cymbidium is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Cymbidium

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Cymbidium acuminatum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium aestivum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium aliciae Quisumb. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium atropurpureum (Lindl.) Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × ballianum Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium banaense Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × baoshanense F.Y.Liu & Perner Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium bicolor Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium borneense J.J.Wood Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium canaliculatum R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium changningense Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium cochleare Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium concinnum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium cyperifolium Wall. ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium dayanum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium defoliatum Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium devonianum Paxton Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium eburneum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium elegans Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium elongatum J.J.Wood, Du Puy & Shim Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium erythraeum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium erythrostylum Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium faberi Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium finlaysonianum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium floribundum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × florinda auct. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × gammieanum King & Pantl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium gaoligongense Z.J.Liu & J.Yong Zhang Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × glebelandense Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium goeringii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium haematodes Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium hartinahianum J.B.Comber & Nasution Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium hookerianum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium insigne Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium iridioides D.Don Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium kanran Makino Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium lancifolium Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium longipes Z.J. Liu & J.N. Zhang Accepted M TRO
Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium madidum Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium maguanense F.Y.Liu Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium mannii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium mastersii Griff. ex Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium micranthum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium multiradicatum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium munroanum King & Pantl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium nanulum Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × nomachianum T.Yukawa & Nob.Tanaka Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × nujiangense X.P.Zhou, S.P.Lei & Z.J.Liu Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × oblancifolium Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium omeiense Y.S.Wu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium parishii Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium paucifolium Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × purpuratum L.J.Chen, L.Q.Li & Z.J.Liu Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium qiubeiense K.M.Feng & H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium rectum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium rhizomatosum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × rosefieldense auct. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium roseum J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium sanderae (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & Du Puy Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium schroederi Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium serratum Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium sichuanicum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium sigmoideum J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium sinense (Jacks.) Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium suave R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium suavissimum Sander ex C.H.Curtis Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium teretipetiolatum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium tigrinum C.S.P.Parish ex Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium tortisepalum Fukuy. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium tracyanum L.Castle Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium wenshanense Y.S.Wu & F.Y.Liu Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium whiteae King & Pantl. Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium wilsonii (Rolfe ex De Cock) Rolfe Accepted H WCSP
Cymbidium × woodlandense auct. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 383 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Cymbidium. Of these 79 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 135 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Cymbidium. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 383 species names for the genus Cymbidium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 79 20.6%
Synonym 264 68.9%
Unplaced 29 7.6%
Unassessed 11 2.9%

All names

The status of the 518 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Cymbidium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 91 17.6%
Synonym 387 74.7%
Unplaced 29 5.6%
Unassessed 11 2.1%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 383 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Cymbidium, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 78 251 0 0 329 85.9%
Medium confidence 1 8 0 0 9 2.3%
Low confidence 0 5 29 11 45 11.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Cymbidium, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 10 0 11 0 22 5.7%
WCSP 78 254 29 0 0 361 94.3%