Cymbidium

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q843914
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Cymbidium

Summary

Cymbidium is a taxon[1]. Cymbidium ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cymbidium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cymbidium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cymbidium belongs to the parent taxon Cymbidiinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cymbidium is Cymbidium[6].
  • Cymbidium's Commons category is recorded as Cymbidium[7].
  • Cymbidium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cymbidium[8].
  • Cymbidium's Commons gallery is recorded as Cymbidium[9].
  • Cymbidium's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Cymbidium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 18[11].
  • Cymbidium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3267[12].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boat orchids'}[13].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kymbidit'}[14].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シュンラン属'}[15].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '보춘화속'}[16].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'koi', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[17].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'kv', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[18].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Cimbidis'}[19].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'mhr', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[20].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'mrj', 'text': 'Цимбидиумmrj'}[21].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[22].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Cymbídia'}[23].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'สกุลกะเรกะร่อน'}[24].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'udm', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[25].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Цимбідіум'}[26].
  • Cymbidium is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Chi Lan kiếm'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cymbidium is Cymbidium[6]. Cymbidium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cymbidium belongs to the parent taxon Cymbidiinae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boat orchids'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kymbidit'}[14], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シュンラン属'}[15], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '보춘화속'}[16], {'lang': 'koi', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[17], and {'lang': 'kv', 'text': 'Цимбидиум'}[18].

Identifiers

Cymbidium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 128976[28]. Cymbidium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 14366[29]. Cymbidium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 21177[30]. Cymbidium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2782293[31]. Cymbidium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 894593[32].

Why It Matters

Cymbidium ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #1,466 of 195,241).[2] Cymbidium has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Cymbidium is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . An updated classification of Orchidaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cymbidiinae
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