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 |
May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at hillock forest |
June 2005 at hillock forest |
June 2005 at hillock forest |
June 2005 at hillock forest |
June 2005 at hillock forest |