Cymbidium aberrans




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
Subtribe Cymbidiinae
Scientific name Cymbidium aberrans (Finet) Schlechter
Synonyms Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindley forma aberrans (Schlechter) H. Takahashi & Ohba; Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindley var. aberrans (Finet) P. J. Cribb & Du Puy; Cymbidium nipponicum (Franchet & Savatier) Makino forma sagamiense (Nakai) Sugimoto; Cymbidium sagamiense (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto; Pachyrhizanthe sagamiensis Nakai; Yoania aberrans Finet
Common name (Japanese common name) sagami-ran (サガミラン, 相模蘭 [meaning: Sagami orchid])sagami-ran-modoki (サガミランモドキ, 相模蘭擬 [meaning: pseudo Sagami orchid (Sagami = an old name of Kanagawa Prefecture)]);
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region)
(Other nations) Laos
Habitat Wet forest
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Scapes electing 15-20cm tall. None leaf. Flowers 2-5, pale green ca. 2cm long, 3-4mm wide, lips ca. 15mm long, flowering in July to August. Terrestrial. Saprophytes.
Reference Mycoheterotrophy evolved from mixotrophic ancestors: evidence in Cymbidium (Orchidaceae)
Systematic and comparative anatomy of Cymbidieae (Orchidaceae)
In situ seed sowing techniques for the recovery of endangered orchids(Scientific Evaluations)
Remarkable habitat differentiation and character evolution in Cymbidium -7 Mycorrhizal assosiation in Cymbidium macrorhizon complex
Cytogenetics and cytotaxonomy of some Brazilian species of Cymbidioid orchids



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July 2009
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July 2009
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