Cymbidium goeringii

Cymbidium goeringii, or the noble orchid, is an orchid found in temperate locations of East Asia including Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea. The type specimen was collected in Japan.^[1]

Noble orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cymbidium
Species:	C. goeringii
Binomial name
Cymbidium goeringii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. (1852)
Varieties
Cymbidium goeringii var. goeringii - Goering's cymbidium Cymbidium goeringii var. gracillimum - leek orchid, chive orchid Cymbidium goeringii var. longibracteatum Cymbidium goeringii var. tortisepalum - Mt. Tsukerg orchid, snow orchid, broad-leaf spring orchid
Synonyms
Cymbidium forrestii Rolfe (1913) Maxillaria goeringii Rchb.f. (1845) (Basionym)

The orchid was featured on the Imperial Seal of Manchukuo.