Cymbidium kanran

Cold-growing cymbidium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species:
C. kanran
Binomial name
Cymbidium kanran
Makino (1902)
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium kanran f. purpurascens Makino (1902)
  • Cymbidium oreophilum Hayata (1914)
  • Cymbidium purpureohiemale Hayata (1914)
  • Cymbidium linearisepalum Yamam. (1930)
  • Cymbidium linearisepalum f. atropurpureum Yamam. (1932)
  • Cymbidium tosyaense Masam. (1935)
  • Cymbidium sinokanran Yen (1964)
  • Cymbidium kanran var. purpureohiemale (Hayata) S.S. Ying (1977)

Cymbidium kanran, the cold-growing cymbidium, is a species of orchid. The species was first described by Makino in 1902 and was first domesticated over 2,500 years ago.