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
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)

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).

External links

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