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).

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