Cymbidium maguanense F.Y.Liu 1996 SECTION Cyperorchis Hunt 1970

Inflorescence Photos by Takato NATSU from Japan and his Japan Orchids Page

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Common Name The Maguan Cymbidium [An area within Yunnan Province in China] - In China Xiang Ya Bai

Flower Size

Found in Yunnan China on trees in forests at elevations around 1000 to 1800 meters as a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with subcylindric pseudobulbs enveloped by leaf sheaths and carrying 8to 9, distichous, lorate, articulate, acuminate and unequally bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the fall on 1 to 2, axillary, suberect, 8 to 18" [20 to 45 cm] long, 2 t o15 flowered inflorescence with ovate-triangular floral bracts and carrying fragrant, not opening well flowers.

This species is most always given as a synonym of C mastersii but if the photo determination is correct then it is a separate distinct species. It may actually be a natural hybrid between C mastersii and C eburneum. I leave it separate until more information becomes available to me.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2001 as C mastersii; The Genus Cymbidium Du Puy & Cribb 2007; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Illustrations Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide;

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