Tiger-Striped Cymbidium is a miniature sized,
rock-dwelling orchid with ovoid to ovoid-conical pseudobulbs and
carrying 3 to 5, leathery, recurved, narrowly elliptic to
oblong-lanceshaped leaves with a short leaf-stalks. The plant blooms in
the spring to mid-summer on an erect, slender, 12-23 cm long, basal,
3-6 flowered inflorescence that is longer than the leaves, with
honey-scented flowers. Flowers are carried on stalks 2-4.5 cm; sepals
and petals yellowish green, tinged reddish brown and with purplish
brown spots near base; lip white tinged purplish brown on lateral lobes
and with reddish brown spots and short transverse dashes on mid-lobe,
becoming pink following pollination. Sepals narrowly
elliptic-lanceshaped, 3.5-4 x 0.8-1.2 cm, tip tapering. Petals narrowly
elliptic, 3.4-3.8 x 0.6-1 cm, tip pointed. Lip is almost obovate, base
fused to basal margins of column for 2-3 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes
erect, about 1.2 cm wide; mid-lobe recurved, margin wavy. Column is
2.5-3 cm; pollinia 2. Tiger-Striped Cymbidium is found on bare rocks,
rocky crevices in open situations, in NE India, Yunnan and Myanmar, at
altitudes of 1500-2700 m. Flowering: March-July.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in Ukhrul, Manipur.
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