| Cymbidium faberi | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. faberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymbidium faberi | |
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Cymbidium faberi, commonly known asFaber's cymbidium[3] is aspecies ofboat orchid. It is apseudobulbousgeophyte found fromNepal toTaiwan andMyanmar.[2]
Cymbidium faberi is native toChina (North-Central, South-Central, Southeast), eastHimalayas, Myanmar, Nepal,Tibet, andTaiwan.
Under natural conditions, it is typically found in sunny grasslands or under sparse forests in elevations of 1500-3000 meters fromsea level.[4]
It is a pseudobulbous geophyte.[2]
The flowers are 5-7 cm in diameter, and are pale green, pale yellow or tinged with light purple. Thesepals are oblong to oblanceolate, 2.4-3.2 cm long and 6-8 mm wide and thepetals are lanceolate, 2.2 to 2.6 cm (0.87 to 1.02 in) long and 7 to 9 mm (0.28 to 0.35 in) wide.[4]
The leaves are linear, 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 in) long and 8 to 12 mm (0.31 to 0.47 in) wide.[4]