Orchidaceae

Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cephalanthera

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Cephalanthera falcata (Cephalanthera falcata) — FlowerPhoto: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: سيفالانثيرا فالكاتا
Chinese: 金兰, 金蘭, 吉丁虫, 碧江头蕊兰
Japanese: キンラン
Korean: 금난초

Synonyms

Cephalanthera bijiangensis S.C.Chen
Cephalanthera falcata f. conformis H.Hayak. & J.Yokoy.
Cephalanthera falcata var. flava X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen
Cephalanthera japonica A.Gray
Cephalanthera platycheila Rchb.f.
Cephalanthera raymondiae Schltr.
Cymbidium falcatum (Thunb.) Sw.
Epipactis falcata (Thunb.) Sw.
Limodorum falcatum (Thunb.) Kuntze
Pelexia falcata (Thunb.) Spreng.
Pelexia japonica Spreng.
Serapias falcata Thunb.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 97 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: ITÔ, Hiroki, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.