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Cymbidium / s ɪ m ˈ b ɪ d i ə m /, [2] commonly known as boat orchids, is a genus of evergreen flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic, lithophytic, terrestrial or rarely leafless saprophytic herbs usually with pseudobulbs. There are usually between three and twelve leaves arranged in two ranks ...
Cymbidium canaliculatum is an epiphytic, clump-forming herb with greyish green pseudobulbs 80–120 mm (3.1–4.7 in) long and 30–40 mm (1–2 in) wide. Each pseudobulb has between two and six rigid, fleshy, curved, deeply channelled leaves 300–500 mm (12–20 in) and 30–40 mm (1–2 in) wide.
The large spikes of flowers are very impressive, and the large strappy leaves are interesting even when the plant isn’t blooming. Boat orchids prefer humidity around 50% and bright, indirect light.
Each branch of the flowering stem bears between two and ten white, long-lasting flowers on a stalk (including the ovary) 20–35 millimetres (0.79–1.4 in) long. Each flower is 60–70 millimetres (2.4–2.8 in) long and 50–80 millimetres (2.0–3.1 in) wide with the sepals and petals free from and spreading widely apart from each other.
Cymbidium: The name derives from the Greek word kumbos, which means "hole, cavity". This refers to the shape of the base of the lip. This refers to the shape of the base of the lip. According to other scholars it derives from the Greek kimbe , which means boat, for the shape of the ship that the lip assumes.
Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) is Oklahoma's official state wildflower. Senate Concurrent Resolution 101 (1972) designated the buffalo (Bison bison) as Oklahoma's state mammal. In 1979, the Oklahoma State Senate named the 76-foot-tall (23 m) Golden Driller as the state monument (SCR23, 1979).
When the mother plant's life cycle ends, it produces offsets, continuing the plant's life. The new plant then repeats this cycle. Its inflorescence is erect, with blooms forming along the length of the flowering stem. It has strap-shaped, persistent leaves and blooms mostly in winter and spring, producing short, 2 to 4-flowered racemes.
The tree is called the "tree of sorrow" because the foliage becomes droopy as blooming flowers fall off during early morning. [8] The Latin specific epithet arbor-tristis means "sad tree". [ 8 ] In India and Nepal, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is known as pārijāta (पारिजात).