Orchidaceae

Cephalanthera erecta (Thunb.) Blume

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cephalanthera

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 銀蘭, 银兰, 南岭头蕊兰, 南岭頭蕊蘭
Japanese: ギンラン
Korean: 은난초
Persian: ارکیده سیمین

Synonyms

Cephalanthera erecta f. pelorica H.Hayak. & Suetsugu
Cephalanthera erecta var. erecta
Cephalanthera erecta var. oblanceolata N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb
Cephalanthera erecta var. szechuanica Schltr. ex H.Limpr.
Cephalanthera nanlingensis A.Q.Hu & F.W.Xing
Cephalanthera subaphylla f. conformis H.Hayak.
Cephalanthera subaphylla f. leucophylla Suetsugu
Cephalanthera szechuanica Schltr.
Cymbidium erectum (Thunb.) Sw.
Epipactis erecta (Thunb.) Sw.
Limodorum erectum (Thunb.) Kuntze
Serapias erecta Thunb.

Flowers

In flower: May (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.