Cymbidium hartinahianum

Cymbidium hartinahianum is a species of orchid endemic to North Sumatra, Indonesia.^[1][2] 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.^{[citation needed]} The flower can be found at Kebun Raya Bogor.

Cymbidium hartinahianum
Scientific 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, the wife of Indonesia's second president Suharto, in recognition of her efforts in orchid development in Indonesia.

Description

Cymbidium hartinahianum is a pseudobulbous epiphyte.^[1] This flower grows best in direct sunlight and can be found surrounded by moss and Nepenthes. The leaves are 50–60 centimetres (20–24 in) 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.