Cephalanthera falcata

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]

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 falcata Thunb. (1784) (Basionym)
  • Cymbidium falcatum (Thunb.) Sw. (1799)
  • Epipactis falcata (Thunb.) Sw. (1805)
  • Pelexia falcata (Thunb.) Spreng. (1826)
  • Pelexia japonica Spreng. (1826)
  • Cephalanthera platycheila Rchb.f. (1845)
  • Cephalanthera japonica A.Gray (1857)
  • Limodorum falcatum (Thunb.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Cephalanthera raymondiae Schltr. (1922)
  • Cephalanthera bijiangensis S.C.Chen (1987)
  • Cephalanthera falcata var. flava X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen (2009)

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


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