Cymbidium kanran, the cold-growing cymbidium, is a species of orchid. The species was first described by Makino in 1902 and was first domesticated over 2,500 years ago.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. kanran
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| Cymbidium kanran Makino (1902)
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Characteristics
editBeing lithophytic, it grows in rocky regions, specifically in the grooves created in the rocks by erosion. It likes cold climates and any uninhabited site at altitudes of 700 to 1800 metres above sea level. They grow from October to January, and when they are growing, on a single stem, up to 12 flowers can bloom
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- ^ Zhou, Zhuang; Ying, Zhen; Wu, Zhigang; Yang, Yanping; Fu, Shuangbin; Xu, Wan; Yao, Lijuan; Zeng, Aiping; Huang, Jian; Lan, Siren; Wang, Xiaole; Liu, Zhongjian (12 October 2021). "Anthocyanin Genes Involved in the Flower Coloration Mechanisms of Cymbidium kanran". Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 737–815. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.737815. PMC 8545884. PMID 34712257.
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