Cymbidium floribundum
Yellow margin orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Cyrtopodiinae |
Alliance: | Cymbidium |
Genus: | Cymbidium |
Species: | C. floribundum |
Binomial name | |
Cymbidium floribundum Lindl. (1833) | |
Synonyms | |
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The yellow margin orchid (Cymbidium floribundum) is a species of orchid, also known as the golden leaf-edge orchid or golden-edged orchid.
3-Hydroxyoctanoic acid is a signalling chemical emitted by C. floribundum and recognized by Japanese honeybees (Apis cerana japonica).[1]
References
- ↑ Sugahara, M; Izutsu, K; Nishimura, Y; Sakamoto, F (2013). "Oriental orchid (Cymbidium floribundum) attracts the Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica) with a mixture of 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid and 10-hydroxy- (E)-2-decenoic acid". Zoological Science. 30 (2): 99–104. doi:10.2108/zsj.30.99. PMID 23387843.
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