Global InformationCymbidium suave information
| Snake orchid | |
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| Cymbidium suave flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cymbidium |
| Species: | C. suave
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbidium suave R.Br.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cymbidium gomphocarpum Fitzg. | |
Cymbidium suave, commonly known as the snake orchid[2] or grassy boat-lip orchid,[3] is a plant in the orchid family and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an epiphytic orchid that forms long-lasting clumps of grass-like leaves. Up to fifty crowded olive green to dark or brownish green flowers are borne on an arching flowering stem. Of the three Australian species of Cymbidium, this is the only one that does not have prominent pseudobulbs. It is found in eastern Australia, usually growing in the hollows of old or fallen, decaying trees.
- ^ a b "Cymbidium suave". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Weston, Peter H. "Cymbidium suave". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 467–468. ISBN 1877069124.