Cephalanthera damasonium

White helleborine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cephalanthera
Species:	C. damasonium
Binomial name
	Cephalanthera damasonium; (Mill.) Druce (1906)
Synonyms
	Serapias damasonium Mill. (1768) (Basionym); Cephalanthera acuminata Ledeb. (1852); Cephalanthera alba (Crantz) Simonk. (1887); Cephalanthera damasonium lusus ochroleuca (Baumg.) Soó (1970); Cephalanthera lancifolia (F.W. Schmidt) Dumort. (1827); Cephalanthera latifolia Janch. (1907); Cephalanthera ochroleuca (Baumg.) Rchb. (1831); Cephalanthera yunnanensis Hand.-Mazz. (1936); Cymbidium pallens Sw. (1799); Epipactis alba Crantz (1769); Epipactis lancifolia F.W. Schmidt (1795); Epipactis ochroleuca Baumg. (1817); Serapias alba (Crantz) Salisb. (1796); Serapias grandiflora Oeder (1770); Serapias lancifolia (F.W. Schmidt) Roth (1799); Serapias latifolia Mill. (1768); Serapias ochroleuca (Baumg.) Steud. (1821); Serapias pallens (Sw.) S.B. Jundz. (1830); Serapias tota-alba Gilib. (1792);

Cephalanthera damasonium, the white helleborine, is a species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Cephalanthera damasonium is the type species of the genus Cephalanthera.

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