Cephalanthera falcata




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