Orchidaceae

Aloe-leafed cymbidium

Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cymbidium

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Common names

By language (9)

Arabic: زورقان ألوي الأوراق
arz: زورقان الوى الاوراق
Assamese: গেজেং কপৌ
Bangla: কুনছিছিরি
Chinese: 紋瓣蘭, 纹瓣兰, 树茭瓜, 硬叶吊兰
English: Aloe-leafed cymbidium
Russian: Цимбидиум алоелистный
Ukrainian: Цимбідіум алоелистий
Vietnamese: Lan kiếm

Synonyms

Aerides borassi Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Cymbidium aloifolium f. album N.H.Tuan & V.T.Binh
Cymbidium aloifolium f. flavescens N.H.Tuan & V.T.Binh
Cymbidium erectum Wight
Cymbidium intermedium H.G.Jones
Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw.
Cymbidium simulans Rolfe
Epidendrum aloides Curtis
Epidendrum aloifolium L.
Epidendrum pendulum Roxb.
Limodorum aloifolium (L.) Roxb.

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.