Cymbidium Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6 (1799) 70
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cymbidiinae
Synonyms: Arethusantha Finet , Cyperorchis Blume , Iridorchis Blume , Jensoa Raf. , Pachyrhizanthe (Schltr.) Nakai
A genus of c. 45 species; 16 species in Malesia.
Distribution: NW India, E Asia, Japan, Malesia, Australia
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Chase. 2002. Molecular phylogenetics of Cymbidium
(Maxillarieae): Sequence data from internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of
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last updated: 21 January 2007 by André Schuiteman