Cymbidium floribundum

Cymbidium floribundum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species:
C. floribundum
Binomial name
Cymbidium floribundum
Lindl. (1833)
Synonyms
  • Cymbidium pumilum Rolfe (1907)
  • Cymbidium pumilum f. virescens Makino (1912)
  • Cymbidium illiberale Hayata (1914)
  • Cymbidium floribundum var. pumilum (Rolfe) Y.S. Wu & S.C. Chen (1980)

Cymbidium floribundum, the yellow margin orchid, golden leaf-edge orchid or golden-edged orchid, is a species of orchid.

3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a signalling chemical emitted by C. floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica).

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