Cymbilabia undulata

Cymbilabia undulata is a vandaceous species of epiphytic orchid native to the Bhutan, Myanmar, China, India and Nepal.[6][7][8] It is the only species of the recently erected genus Cymbilabia. The genus was erected as it was discovered that the genus Vandopsis were paraphyletic under the inclusion of Cymbilabia undulata.[9] 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" [10] and labium, which is the labellum. The specific epithet undulata refers to the undulate petals and sepals of the fragrant, white flowers, which 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.[11]

Cymbilabia undulata
Botanical illustration of Cymbilabia undulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Cymbilabia
D.K.Liu & Ming H.Li
Species:
C. undulata
Binomial name
Cymbilabia undulata
(Lindl.) D.K.Liu & Ming H.Li
Synonyms
  • Vanda undulata Lindl.[1]
  • Fieldia undulata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.[2]
  • Stauropsis undulatus (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.[3]
  • Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.[4]
  • Stauropsis polyantha W.W.Sm.[5]

References
  1. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 42 (1858).
  2. Xenia Orchid. 2: 38 (1862).
  3. Fl. Brit. India 6: 27 (1890).
  4. Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 77 (1912).
  5. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 220 (1921).
  6. "Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J. J. Sm. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.
  7. "Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. by Pema Deki on 17 April 2021". Bhutan Biodiversity Portal.
  8. "Vandopsis undulata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  9. 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.
  10. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  11. "Vandopsis undulata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.


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