Cymbilabia

Cymbilabia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae.

Cymbilabia
Botanical illustration of Cymbilabia undulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Cymbilabia D.K.Liu & Ming H.Li[1]
Species
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Taxonomy

The genus was established in 2020,^[1] as a result of the discovery of the paraphyletic nature of the genus Vandopsis as then circumscribed. Vandopsis would not have formed a monophyletic group with the inclusion of Cymbilabia undulata.^[2]

Species

As of January 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[3]

• Cymbilabia shanica (Phillim. & W.W.Sm.) Ormerod
• Cymbilabia sourioudongii Souvann. & Lanors.
• Cymbilabia undulata (Lindl.) D.K.Liu & Ming H.Li

Distribution

Species of Cymbilabia are native from the Himalayas to China (west and south Yunnan) and northern Indo-China.^[3]