Cephalanthera falcata

Golden orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cephalanthera
Species:	C. falcata
Binomial name
Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume (1859)
Synonyms [1]
Serapias falcataThunb. (1784) (Basionym) Cymbidium falcatum(Thunb.) Sw. (1799) Epipactis falcata(Thunb.) Sw. (1805) Pelexia falcata(Thunb.) Spreng. (1826) Pelexia japonicaSpreng. (1826) Cephalanthera platycheilaRchb.f. (1845) Cephalanthera japonicaA.Gray (1857) Limodorum falcatum(Thunb.) Kuntze (1891) Cephalanthera raymondiaeSchltr. (1922) Cephalanthera bijiangensisS.C.Chen (1987) Cephalanthera falcata var. flavaX.H.Jin & S.C.Chen (2009)

Cephalanthera falcata, the golden orchid, is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan, Korea, and China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan). ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Cephalanthera falcata
2. Flora of China v 25 p 175, 金兰 jin lan, Cephalanthera falcata

External links

• Media related to Cephalanthera falcata at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Cephalanthera falcata at Wikispecies