Cymbidium ALOIFOLIUM (L.) Sw.
| Synonym : | Aerides borassii Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. Cymbidium simulans Rolfe Epidendrum aloides Curtis Epidendrum aloifolium L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Tosabak. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Orchidaceae |
| Disease : | - |
| Description : | An epiphyte with short pseudostem. Leaves 30-45 cm long, linear-oblong, curved, obtuse, fleshy, notched at the apex. Flowers yellowish red, in many flowered drooping long racemes, 23-38 cm long, petals as long as the sepals, oblanceolate-ovate, lip purplish, as long as the sepals, oblong, 3-lobed. Capsules 5-6.3 cm long, elliptic, ribbed. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Dhaka. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | It furnishes salep. Seeds are used for the treatment of cut injury and lesion. |
| Habit : | Herb |