Abstract:A new orchid variety,Cymbidium lowianum(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.var.ailaoense X.M.XU,is described and illustrated based on the plants collected from the Ailao Mountains of Yunnan,China.The new variety differs from C.lowianum var.lowianum by having linear-lanceolate bracts 1.0-2.2 cm long,an uncommon feature in the epiphytic cymbidiums.