Cymbidium dayanum

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Day's cymbidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species:
C. dayanum
Binomial name
Cymbidium dayanum
Rchb.f. (1869)
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium leachianum Rchb.f. (1878)
  • Cymbidium pulcherrimum Sander (1891)
  • Cymbidium simonsianum King & Pantl. (1895)
  • Cymbidium acutum Ridl. (1896)
  • Cymbidium alborubens Makino (1902)
  • Cymbidium simonsianum f. vernale Makino (1912)
  • Cymbidium angustifolium Ames & C. Schweinf. (1920)
  • Cymbidium sutepense Rolfe ex Downie (1925)
  • Cymbidium poilanei Gagnep. (1931)
  • Cymbidium dayanum var. austrojaponicum Tuyama (1941)
  • Cymbidium eburneum var. austrojaponicum (Tuyama) M.Hiroe (1971)
  • Cymbidium dayanum subsp. leachianum (Rchb.f.) S.S. Ying (1989)

Cymbidium dayanum, the Day's cymbidium, is a species of orchid, also known as the phoenix orchid or tree orchid. Day's cymbidium is widespreading in Southeast Asia, especially in the islands of Java, Sumatra, and the Mentawai islands.