Cymbidium goeringii

Cymbidium goeringii, known in China as chun lan and sometimes called the noble orchid, is a terrestrial orchid in the genus Cymbidium. It is native to Asia, with a range that includes Bhutan, China, north-western India, Japan and Korea. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach described the species in 1852, and the Flora of China, in its Orchidaceae volume, is the reference cited for its range. Several names once used for it, among them Cymbidium virescens, Maxillaria goeringii and Cymbidium forrestii, are now treated as synonyms. The species is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which regulates international trade in wild plants of this kind.