| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Neottieae |
| Subtribe | Limodorinae |
| Scientific name | Cephalanthera erecta (Thunberg ex Murray) Blume |
| Synonyms | Serapias erecta Thunberg; Cephalanthera erecta (Thunberg ex Murray) Blume var. szechuanica Schlechter; Cephalanthera szechuanica (Schlechter) Schlechter; Epipactis erecta Swartz |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) gin-ran (ギンラン, 銀蘭 [meaning: silver orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Deciduous tree forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants electing 10-25cm tall. Leaves 3-8cm long, 1-4cm wide. Flowers white sepals 7-9mm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants. |
| Note | Rare species |
| May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at hillock forest |
May 2006 at hillock forest |