Cymbidium nagifolium




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
Subtribe Cymbidiinae
Scientific name Cymbidium nagifolium Masamune
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) nagi-ran (ナギラン, 梛蘭 [meaning: nagi orchid (nagi = Podocarpus nagi)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Evergreen broadleaf tree forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 10-25cm long (including petioles). Scapes 10-15cm tall. Flowers pale yellow sepals 2-2.5cm long (often not wide open), flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Cymbidium nagifolium Masam.
Note  Cymbidium lancifolium Hooker f. is not a synonym of Cymbidium nagifolium Masamune.



October 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden