Epidendrum ensifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 954. 1753.

"Habitat in China. Osbeck." RCN: 6902.

Lectotype (Du Puy & Cribb, Genus Cymbidium: 156. 1988): Osbeck s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 1062.10 (LINN) .

Current name: Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw. ( Orchidaceae).