Cymbilabia undulata
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| Cymbilabia undulata seedling with scale bar (5 cm) | |
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| Botanical illustration of Cymbilabia undulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Cymbilabia |
| Species: | C. undulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbilabia undulata (Lindl.) D.K.Liu & Ming H.Li
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Cymbilabia undulata is a vandaceous species of epiphytic orchid native to the Bhutan, Myanmar, China, India and Nepal.[2][3][1]
Description[edit]
The petals and sepals of the fragrant, white flowers, have an undulate margin. The flowers are formed on panicles, which may reach up to 50 cm in length. The labellum is yellow and has numerous pink lines at the basal end. Waxy, leathery leaves are formed on an ascending or pendulous stem.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was recently transferred from Vandopsis to the newly erected genus Cymbilabia. It was erected as response to the discovery of the then paraphyletic nature of the genus Vandopsis, which would not have formed a monophyletic group under the inclusion of Cymbilabia undulata.[5] After this initial transfer another former Vandopsis species, namely Vandopsis shanica, was transferred to Cymbilabia.[6] Another species, namely Cymbilabia sourioudongii, has been proposed.[7]
Both the generic name and the specific epithet refer to the floral morphology. The genus name Cymbilabia is derived from the Latin word cymba meaning "cup", "bowl" or "boat" [8] and labium, which is the labellum. The specific epithet undulata refers to the undulate margin of petals and sepals.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cymbilabia undulata (Lindl.) D.K.Liu & Ming H.Li". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J. J. Sm. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.
- ^ "Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. by Pema Deki on 17 April 2021". Bhutan Biodiversity Portal.
- ^ "Vandopsis undulata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ Liu, Dk & Tu, Xiong-De & Zhuang, Zhao & Zeng, Meng-Yao & Zhang, Sai & Ma, Liang & Zhang, Guo-Qiang & Wang, Miao-Miao & Liu, Zhong-Jian & Lan, Si-Ren & Chen, Shi-Pin & Li, Ming-he. (2020). Plastid phylogenomic data yield new and robust insights into the phylogeny of Cleisostoma–Gastrochilus clades (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 145. 106729. 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106729.
- ^ "Cymbilabia shanica (Phillim. & W.W.Sm.) Ormerod". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Souvannakhoummane, K., Lanorsavanh, S., Rakthai, P., Kumar, P., & Gale, S. W. (2021). "Cymbilabia sourioudongii (Orchidaceae), a new species from Lao PDR." Rheedea, 31, 186-190.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). "The Composition of Scientific Words." p. 249. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.