Cymbidium kanran
| Cold-growing cymbidium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. kanran
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbidium kanran | |
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Cymbidium kanran, the cold-growing cymbidium, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae.[1][2] The species was first described by Tomitaro Makino in 1902 and was first domesticated over 2,500 years ago.[3] It is native to South Central China, Southeast China, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Tibet, and Vietnam.[1]
Characteristics
Being lithophytic, it grows in rocky regions, specifically in the grooves created in the rocks by erosion. It likes cold climates and any uninhabited site at altitudes of 700 to 1800 metres above sea level. They grow from October to January, and when they are growing, on a single stem, up to 12 flowers can bloom
References
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- ^ a b c "Cymbidium kanran Makino". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ "Cymbidium kanran Makino". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ Zhou, Zhuang; Ying, Zhen; Wu, Zhigang; Yang, Yanping; Fu, Shuangbin; Xu, Wan; Yao, Lijuan; Zeng, Aiping; Huang, Jian; Lan, Siren; Wang, Xiaole; Liu, Zhongjian (12 October 2021). "Anthocyanin Genes Involved in the Flower Coloration Mechanisms of Cymbidium kanran". Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 737–815. Bibcode:2021FrPS...1237815Z. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.737815. PMC 8545884. PMID 34712257.