Cymbidium faberi Rolfe - syn. Cymbidium cerinum Schlechter; C. faberi f. viridiflorum S. S. Ying; C. fukienense T. K. Yen; C. oiwakense Hayata - Orchidaceae - 蕙兰 hui lan (chin.), Faber's cymbidium

Terrestrial plant, native to East Asia (China, Nepal, India); pseudobulbs  inconspicuous; leaves 4-8, linear-elliptic, 25-80cm long; inflorescence arising from axil of uppermost leaf, suberect or slightly curved, 35-50cm long; flowers usually very fragrant; sepals and petals pale yellowish green; lip pale yellowish green with purplish red patches. [[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028608|efloras.org]] 

Cymbidium faberi Rolfe: "The native range of this species is Nepal to Central & S. China and Myanmar, Taiwan. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome." [[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625000-1|kew.org]] 

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"The orchid-like odor of a tea infusion is regarded as a noble aroma and an essential sensory attribute for certain premium teas. Such tea leaves are difficult to make and the quality is not always reproducible. This study is focused on the molecular sensory basis of the orchid-like attribute in tea brews. The aroma is defined as jasmine- and magnolia-like floral notes with a fruity undertone and found to be closely related to the flower scent of the orchid Cymbidium faberi Rolfe (hui lan) by a sensory panel. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and aroma extract dilution analysis revealed that the key contributor was (Z)-methyl epijasmonate (epi-MeJA), which was also one of the main odor compounds in the flower scent of C. faberi and in the infusions of selected high-quality teas. Concentration of epi-MeJA was ranging from 0.09 to 2.2 µg/g in the oolong and green tea leaves." \\
[Feng, Zhihui, et al. "Characterization of the orchid-like aroma contributors in selected premium tea leaves." Food Research International 129 (2020): 108841] [[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108841|DOI]]

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Cymbidium faberi, Zhoushan, China (2025) © 李博恒 [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/|CC BY-SA 4.0]] [[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=737318|inaturalist.org]] 

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Cymbidium faberi [[http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028608|Flora of China]]