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of column, 3-lobed; lateral lobes erect; mid-lobe slightly recurved;
disk minutely papillate, with 2 longitudinal lamellae
nearly convergent at their apices. Column slightly arcuate, 11–
14 mm; pollinia 2, deltoid. Capsule suboblong, 3–4 × 1.3–2 cm.
Fl. Apr–Aug, fr. Oct–Dec. 2n = 40*.
Trees in forests or at forest margins, rocks and cliffs along streamsides
or valleys; 100–3300 m. N Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou,
Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, E Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, NW and SE
Yunnan, Zhejiang [Vietnam].
8. Cymbidium suavissimum Sander ex C. H. Curtis, Gard.
Chron., ser. 3, 84: 137. 1928.
果香兰 guo xiang lan
Plants lithophytic or terrestrial, autotrophic. Pseudobulbs
subovoid, slightly bilaterally flattened, 5–6 × 2–3 cm, enclosed
in leaf bases, surrounded by several purple sheaths when young.
Leaves 5–7, arching, lorate, 40–70 × 2–3.5 cm, papery, rather
soft, articulate 3–6 cm from base, apex acute. Inflorescence
arising from base of pseudobulb, usually suberect, 40–50 cm;
rachis densely 20–50-flowered; floral bracts small. Flowers
sweetly fruit-scented, 3–4 cm in diam.; pedicel and ovary 25–
40 mm; sepals and petals usually dull yellowish, flushed reddish
brown; lip white with purple-red markings. Sepals similar,
subelliptic, 20–25 × 6–8 mm, apex obtuse. Petals oblongelliptic,
ca. 20 × 6 mm, apex obtuse; lip subovate, 16–17 × 10–
12 mm, not fused to basal margins of column, 3-lobed; lateral
lobes erect; mid-lobe recurved, broadly ovate; disk minutely
papillate, with 2 lamellae slightly convergent at their apices.
Column slightly arcuate, ca. 14 mm, with 2 small auricles
placed laterally at base; pollinia 2. Fl. Jul–Aug.
Open forests; 700–1100 m. SW Guizhou, W Yunnan [Myanmar,
N Vietnam].
9. Cymbidium devonianum Paxton, Paxton’s Mag. Bot. 10:
97. 1843.
福兰 fu lan
Cymbidium rigidum Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen.
Plants terrestrial or lithophytic, autotrophic. Pseudobulbs
subcylindric, 1.5–2.5 × ca. 1 cm, enclosed in leaf bases. Leaves
2–4, suberect, oblong-oblanceolate, 22–27 × 3.5–4.7 cm, leathery,
with a prominent midvein, tapering into a petiole-like stalk
at base, apex acute or obtuse; petiole-like stalk slender, 15–23 ×
0.4–0.5 cm, channeled, articulate near middle. Inflorescence
arising from base of pseudobulb, suberect or slightly arching,
36–50 cm, with several sheaths toward base; rachis 20–30 cm,
20–40-flowered; floral bracts ovate-lanceolate, 4–5 mm. Flowers
purplish brown, ca. 3.5 cm in diam.; pedicel and ovary 15–
20 mm. Sepals narrowly elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 20–22 × 6–
7 mm, apex acuminate. Petals narrowly elliptic-lanceolate,
16–19 × 5.5–6 mm, apex acuminate; lip slightly recurved, subrhombic
or obovate-rhombic, 13–15 × ca. 10 mm, not fused to
basal margins of column, unlobed or sometimes obscurely 3lobed,
apical margins slightly crisped; disk with 2 fleshy calli
centrally. Column slightly arcuate, 10–12 mm. Fl. Mar–Apr. 2n
= 40.
In shade on rocks and trees. SE Yunnan (Pingbian) [Bhutan, India,
Nepal, NE Thailand, N Vietnam].
EPIDENDROIDEAE
10. Cymbidium tracyanum L. Castle, J. Hort. Cottage Gard.,
ser. 3, 21: 513. 1890.
西藏虎头兰 xi zang hu tou lan
Cyperorchis tracyana (L. Castle) Schlechter.
Plants epiphytic, autotrophic. Pseudobulbs ellipsoid-ovoid
or oblong-ovoid, 5–11 × 2–5 cm, mostly enclosed in leaf bases.
Leaves 5–8 or more, lorate, 55–80 × (1.5–)2–3.4 cm, articulate
7–14 cm from base, apex acute. Inflorescence arising from
within sheaths at base of pseudobulb, arching or suberect, 65–
100 cm or longer; rachis usually more than 10-flowered; floral
bracts ovate-triangular, 3–5 mm. Flowers fragrant, 13–14 cm in
diam.; pedicel and ovary 30–55 mm; sepals and petals yellowish
green to olive-green, with irregular dark red-brown
venation and spots; lip pale yellow to cream-yellow with dark
red-brown venation on lateral lobes and with vertical dashes
and scattered spots of same color on mid-lobe, lamellae cream
and red spotted. Sepals narrowly elliptic, (45–)55–70 × 17–20
mm, apex acute; lateral sepals slightly oblique and twisted.
Petals falcate, slightly twisted, 45–65 × 7–12 mm, apex acute;
lip ovate-elliptic, 45–60 mm, base fused to basal margins of
column for 4–5 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes erect; mid-lobe
recurved, elliptic; disk long ciliate and with reddish brown hairs
on veins of lateral lobes, sparsely ciliate on mid-lobe, with 2
central lamellae and with a row of long hairs 5–6 mm between
lamellae; lamellae each with a row of long hairs 5–6 mm which
extend to middle of mid-lobe. Column arcuate, 35–43 mm,
winged, shortly hairy below middle on ventral surface; pollinia
2, deltoid, 3–4 mm. Capsule ellipsoid, 80–90 × 45–50 mm. Fl.
Sep–Dec, fr. Feb–Mar. 2n = 40.
Tree trunks and branches in forests, rocks by streamsides; 1200–
1900 m. SW Guizhou, SE Xizang, SE and SW Yunnan [Myanmar, N
Thailand, N Vietnam].
11. Cymbidium gaoligongense Z. J. Liu & J. Yong Zhang, J.
Wuhan Bot. Res. 21: 316. 2003.
金蝉兰 jin chan lan
Plants epiphytic, autotrophic. Pseudobulbs ellipsoid-ovoid
or narrowly ovoid, 5–10 × 3–5 cm, enclosed in leaf bases.
Leaves distinctly distichous at base, 6–11, lorate, 70–90 × 2–3
cm, leathery, articulate 8–11 cm from base, apex acuminate. Inflorescence
arising from within sheaths at base of pseudobulb,
suberect or arching, 65–100 cm, rather slender, with 8–10
sheaths below middle; sheaths to 15 cm; rachis 30–40 cm, usually
8–10-flowered; floral bracts ovate-triangular, 3–5 mm.
Flowers 7–8 cm in diam.; pedicel and ovary green, 15–38 mm;
sepals and petals yellow-green or olive-green, sometimes with
indistinct pale red-brown venation; lip yellow or sometimes
cream-white with irregular yellow dashes and spots. Dorsal sepal
narrowly obovate-oblong, 40–60 × 13–16 mm, apex acute;
lateral sepals narrowly oblong, oblique, 34–50 × 12–15 mm,
apex acute. Petals narrowly oblong, falcate, 37–56 × 6–9 mm,
apex acute; lip subelliptic, 30–32 × 17–18 mm, base fused to
basal margins of column for ca. 3 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes
erect, subovate, minutely hairy on veins, margins strongly
crisped and golden ciliate; mid-lobe recurved, broadly ovate, 8–
10 × 8–10 mm, margin strongly crisped; disk sparsely hairy toward
base, with 2 central lamellae bearing long hairs 1–3 mm