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
	Homotypic Synonyms Cymbidium kanran var. latifolium Makino ; Cymbidium kanran f. purpurascens Makino ; Cymbidium kanran var. purpureohiemale (Hayata) S.S.Ying ; Cymbidium kanran f. viridescens Makino ; Cymbidium linearisepalum Yamam. ; Cymbidium linearisepalum var. atropurpureum (Yamam.) Masam. ; Cymbidium linearisepalum f. atropurpureum Yamam. ; Cymbidium linearisepalum var. atrovirens (Yamam.) Masam. ; Cymbidium linearisepalum f. atrovirens Yamam. ; Cymbidium nigrovenium Z.J.Liu & J.N.Zhang ; Cymbidium oreophilum Hayata ; Cymbidium purpureohiemale Hayata ; Cymbidium sinokanran T.C.Yen ; Cymbidium sinokanran var. atropurpureum T.C.Yen ; Cymbidium tosyaense Masam.;

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