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May 2006 at hillock forest |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Neottieae |
| Subtribe | Limodorinae |
| Scientific name | Cephalanthera falcata (Thunberg) Blume |
| Synonyms | Cephalanthera elegans Schlechter; Cephalanthera falcata (Thunberg) Blume forma albescens S. Kobayashi; Cephalanthera japonica A. Gray; Cephalanthera platycheila Reichenbach; Cephalanthera raymondiae Schlechter; Epipactis falcata Swartz; Serapias falcata Thunberg |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kin-ran (キンラン, 金蘭 [meaning: golden orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (except Aomori prefecture), Sikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Deciduous tree forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants electing 40-70cm tall. Leaves 8-15cm long, 2-4.5cm wide. Flowers yellow ca. 1cm across, flowering in April to June. Perennial plants. |
| Note | Rare species |
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June 2005 at hillock forest |
June 2005 at hillock forest |
