Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium
Cymbidium aloifolium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-April
How to identify Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium
Identify Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Thick aloe-like strap leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cymbidium aloifolium
- Genus
- Cymbidium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কুনছিছিরি
About Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Aloe-leaved Cymbidium (Cymbidium aloifolium) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 12 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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