Hi there,
So my guess with Cymbid kanran was correct after all.
Many government officials tend to use 'Orchid' like a generic term
rather than state exactly which species or variety it is. May be there isn't
a lot of scientific authority over there to discuss it scientifically. Most
countries would just state their Country's national bloom as being 'Orchid'.
Unless there are a lot of enthusiast like here, we can even give it down to
the accepted cultivar if the correct person is asked.
Also please note that in the Orient, orchids tend to have common names
or more artistic names rather than scientific names - e.g. 'Queen Phoenix'
is a common name for a variety of Cymbid goeringii and 'Phoenix's Tail' is a
commonly used name for a variety of Cumbid sinensis (I think...). No one or
rather few in that region ,e.g. Hong Kong, would go into a shop as ask for
Cymbid goeringii; they would most likely request to but a "Foong Wong i33e0 "
(Cantonese for 'Queen Phoenix')
Mit herzliche Grusz!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [OGD] orchid as a city flower
> > Unfortunately, the info you provided, although
> > interesting, did not deal with the questions asked :
>
> My contribution was more of a correction to Kevin's message rather than a
> response to yours.
>
> I tried every type of search I could using "city flower" and "floral
emblem"
> as search criteria but couldn't come up with anything specific on the
> Chinese cities except maybe http://www.ccpit.org.cn/city/ which mentions
> "orchid" as Shaoxing's flower and has a pic of what looks to be a
> Cymbidium.. Perhaps 'orchid' is intended to be generic rather than
specific.
> This could also be the case for Guiyang. Orchid is a common motif in
Chinese
> art (like bamboo). The reference to orchids at
> http://www.shaoxing.gov.cn/en/Shaoxingambrosia/Shaoxingambrosia.htm might
be
> helpful for further research but once again doesn't mention a particular
> city flower.
>
> Searching on Sogwipo came up with possibilities: the "Hallan" orchid,
which
> is Cymbidium kanran (see
>
http://www.fermata.co.kr/anti.htm#Sogwipo%20Natural%20Forest%20(Map3%20-%20C
> 7 in the Donneko Tourist site section)
>
> Cheers...Steve
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