Cymbidium ensifolium

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Epidendroideae
Tribe	Cymbidieae
Subtribe	Cymbidiinae
Scientific name	Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz
Synonyms	Cymbidium acuminatum M. A. Clements & D. L. Jones; Cymbidium albomarginatum Makino; Cymbidium arrogans Hayata; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz forma arcuatum T. K. Yen; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz forma falcatum T. K. Yen; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. haematodes (Lindley) Trimen; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. misericors (Hayata) T. P. Lin; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. rubrigemmum (Hayata) T. S. Liu & H.J.Su; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. striatum Lindley; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. susin T. K. Yen; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. xiphiifolium (Lindley) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Swartz var. yakibaran (Makino) Y. S. Wu & S. C. Chen; Cymbidium gonzalesii Quisum.; Cymbidium gyokuchin Makino; Cymbidium gyokuchin Makino var. arrogans (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium haematodes Lindley; Cymbidium kanran Makino var. misericors (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium koran Makino; Cymbidium micans Schauer; Cymbidium misericors Hayata; Cymbidium niveomarginatum Makino; Cymbidium prompovenium Z. J. Liu & J. N. Zhang; Cymbidium rubrigemmum Hayata; Cymbidium shimaran Makino; Cymbidium siamense Rolfe ex Downie; Cymbidium sundaicum Schlechter; Cymbidium xiphiifolium Lindley; Cymbidium yakibaran Makino; Cymbidium yongfuense Z. J. Liu & J. N. Zhang; Epidendrum ensifolium L.; Jensoa ensata Rafinesque; Limodorum ensatum Thunberg; Liuguishania taiwanensis Z. J. Liu & J. N. Zhang
Common name	(Japanese common name) suruga-ran (スルガラン, 駿河蘭 [meaning: Suruga orchid (Suruga = an old name of Shizuoka Prefecture)]); o-ran (オラン, 雄蘭 [meaning: male orchid])
	(Chinese common name) jian lan (建兰)
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (Shizuoka prefecture, Kii peninsular), Kyushu
	(Other nations) China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat	Forest
Chromosomal number	2n=40
Description	Leaves 60-90cm long. Scapes electing 30-40cm tall. Flowers 6-8, pale yellow, ca. 5cm across, flowering in May to October. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference	Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw.
	Cymbidium ensifolium (Linnaeus) Swartz
	Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw.
	Cymbidium ensifolium [L] Swartz 1799
Note	Cymbidium ensifolium in Japan is thought to be a naturalized plant which was imported from ancient China.

December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden

December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden