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
Synonyms [1]
Homotypic Synonyms Cymbidium kanran var. latifoliumMakino Cymbidium kanran f. purpurascensMakino Cymbidium kanran var. purpureohiemale(Hayata) S.S.Ying Cymbidium kanran f. viridescensMakino Cymbidium linearisepalumYamam. Cymbidium linearisepalum var. atropurpureum(Yamam.) Masam. Cymbidium linearisepalum f. atropurpureumYamam. Cymbidium linearisepalum var. atrovirens(Yamam.) Masam. Cymbidium linearisepalum f. atrovirensYamam. Cymbidium nigroveniumZ.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang Cymbidium oreophilumHayata Cymbidium purpureohiemaleHayata Cymbidium sinokanranT.C.Yen Cymbidium sinokanran var. atropurpureumT.C.Yen Cymbidium tosyaenseMasam.

Cymbidium kanran, the cold-growing cymbidium, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae . ^{[1] [2]} The species was first described by Tomitaro Makino in 1902 and was first domesticated over 2,500 years ago. ^[3] It is native to South Central China, Southeast China, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Tibet, and Vietnam. ^[1]

Characteristics

Being lithophytic, it grows in rocky regions, specifically in the grooves created in the rocks by erosion. It likes cold climates and any uninhabited site at altitudes of 700 to 1800 metres above sea level. They grow from October to January, and when they are growing, on a single stem, up to 12 flowers can bloom

References

1. "Cymbidium kanran Makino". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
2. "Cymbidium kanran Makino". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
3. Zhou, Zhuang; Ying, Zhen; Wu, Zhigang; Yang, Yanping; Fu, Shuangbin; Xu, Wan; Yao, Lijuan; Zeng, Aiping; Huang, Jian; Lan, Siren; Wang, Xiaole; Liu, Zhongjian (12 October 2021). "Anthocyanin Genes Involved in the Flower Coloration Mechanisms of Cymbidium kanran". Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 737–815. Bibcode:2021FrPS...1237815Z. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.737815 . PMC   8545884 . PMID   34712257.