Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This orchid grows on rocky slopes and forest floors throughout East Asia. Its roots form a symbiotic network with fungi to absorb nutrients from decaying leaves.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Cymbidium

Species

Cymbidium ensifolium