Cephalanthera falcata

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Golden orchid
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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]

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