Cymboglossum
Introduction '''''Cymboglossum''''', synonym '''''Ascidieria''''', is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi and Sumatra.
Taxonomy The genus was first described as a section of ''Eria'', ''E.'' sect. ''Cymboglossum'', by Rudolf Schlechter in 1911.In 1981, Friedrich Gustav Brieger raised it to the rank of genus, but did not correctly cite the basionym, so his name was not acceptable. In 1983, Stephan Rauschert corrected Brieger's mistake, thus validating the genus name. In 1984, Gunnar Seidenfaden established the genus ''Ascidieria''. A 2018 molecular phylogenetic study of the tribe Podochileae showed that ''Ascidieria'' and ''Cymboglossum'' should be merged. However, the authors of this study were not aware of Rauschert's validation of the name ''Cymboglossum'', and incorrectly merged the two genera under the name ''Ascidieria''. some sources continue to use this name, while others use the correct ''Cymboglossum''.===Species===, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:*''Cymboglossum caricifolium'' (J.J.Wood) Ormerod & Cootes, syn. ''Ascidieria caricifolia''*''Cymboglossum cymbidiifolium'' (Ridl.) Ormerod & Cootes, syn. ''Ascidieria cymbidifolia''*''Cymboglossum cymbiforme'' (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert*''Cymboglossum grande'' (Ridl.) Ormerod & Cootes, syn. ''Ascidieria grandis''*''Cymboglossum longifolium'' (Hook.f.) Rauschert, syn. ''Ascidieria longifolia''*''Cymboglossum maculiflorum'' (J.J.Wood) Ormerod & Cootes, syn. ''Ascidieria maculiflora''*''Cymboglossum maculosum'' (Cabactulan, Cootes, M.Leon & R.B.Pimentel) Ormerod & Cootes*''Cymboglossum palawanense'' (Ames) Ormerod & Cootes, syn. ''Ascidieria palawanensis''*''Cymboglossum pseudocymbiforme'' (J.J.Wood) Ormerod & Cootes, syn. ''Ascidieria pseudocymbiformis''*''Cymboglossum zamboangense'' (Ames) Ormerod & Cootes, ''Ascidieria zamboangensis''
See also * List of Orchidaceae genera
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