Cymbidium hartinahianum

Cymbidium hartinahianum is an orchid endemic to North Sumatra, Indonesia.[1] It was first found in 1976 by Rusdy E. Nasution, a researcher from Herbarium LBN/LIPI Bogor, at Desa Baniara Tele, Kecamatan Harian, Kabupaten Samosir, North Sumatra. This orchid is classified as 'extinct in the wild' and cannot be sold freely except as a human-propagated specimen. The flower can be found at Kebun Raya Bogor.

Cymbidium hartinahianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species:
C. hartinahianum
Binomial name
Cymbidium hartinahianum
J.B.Comber & Nasution

The orchid is named for Siti Hartinah Suharto, the wife of Indonesia's second president Suharto, in recognition of her efforts in orchid development in Indonesia.

Description

Cymbidium hartinahianum is a terrestrial orchid. This flower loves direct sunshine and can be found surrounded by moss and Nepenthes. The leaves are 50–60 cm long, ribbon-shaped with sharp ends. The flower is small and star-shaped, the top petals and sepals yellow-green, the lip reddish brown with a yellow border.

References
  1. Conservation of Tropical Plant Species. Springer New York. 4 August 2012. p. 183. ISBN 9781461437765.


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