Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Cymbidieae Scientific name Cymbidium madidum | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Cyrtopodiinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Cymbidium canaliculatum, Cymbidium suave, Cymbidium tracyanum, Cymbidium dayanum, Cymbidium chloranthum | ||
The Northern Cymbidium (Cymbidium madidum) is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family, also known as the Buttercup Orchid and Moist Forest Cymbidium.
Australian aborigines and early European settlers used pseudobulbs of Cymbidium madidum for dysentery and its seeds were used as an oral contraceptive.
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