Cymbidium lowianum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. lowianum
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Cymbidium lowianum, called Low's boat orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Cymbidium, native to Assam in India, Yunnan in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Subtaxa
[edit]The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]
- Cymbidium lowianum var. ailaoense X.M.Xu
- Cymbidium lowianum var. kalawense (Colyear) Govaerts
- Cymbidium lowianum var. lowianum
References
[edit]- ^ Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 332 (1879)
- ^ a b c "Cymbidium lowianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Cymbidium lowianum Low's boat orchid". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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