Orchidaceae
Cymbidium

Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw.

First published in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 6: 77 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to Temp. E. Asia and Philippines (Luzon). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Deb, C.R. & Imchen, T. (2008). Orchid Diversity of Nagaland: 1-288. SciChem Publishing House, Udaipur, India.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Tanaka, N., Yukawa, T., Myo Htwe, K, Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2011). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (7): Fourteen additional species of Orchidaceae. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 61: 161-165.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Deb, C.R. & Imchen, T. (2008). Orchid Diversity of Nagaland: 1-288. SciChem Publishing House, Udaipur, India.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Tanaka, N., Yukawa, T., Myo Htwe, K, Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2011). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (7): Fourteen additional species of Orchidaceae. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 61: 161-165.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1973 Guile, D.P.M. [6495] Hong Kong K001392161 No
Apr 1, 1971 Guile, D.P.M. [4521] Hong Kong K001392162 No
K:SPC-12847.000 No
Hu, S.Y. [8212] Hong Kong K001222380 No
Singapore K:SPC-26262.000 No
Howcroft, N. [1] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-39068.000 No
Wood, J.J. [602] Malaysia K:SPC-49444.000 No
K:SPC-55098.000 No
Hong Kong K:SPC-47263.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K:SPC-47255.000 No
K:SPC-47869.000 No
Hong Kong K:SPC-47259.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [242] Thailand K000891118 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [242] Thailand K000891119 Type Yes
Barretto, G. [260] Hong Kong K:SPC-47265.000 No
Tsi, Z.H.; Luo, B.Y.; Cribb, P.J. [ASBK 105] China K:SPC-63203.000 No
Lamb, A. [SAN 91507] Malaysia K:SPC-47903.000 No
Easton, A. K:SPC-48368.000 No
Aug 1, 1983 s.coll. [s.n.] Cymbidium xiphiifolium K000857148 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0