Orchidaceae
Phaius flavus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Phaius
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 黃花鶴頂蘭, 黃鶴頂蘭, 黄花鹤顶兰, 斑叶鹤顶兰, 显子草, 鹤顶兰, 黄鹤兰
- Japanese
- ガンゼキラン, ホシケイラン
Synonyms
- Bletia flava (Blume) Wall. ex Lindl.
- Bletia woodfordii Hook.
- Calanthe woodfordii (Hook.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
- Hecabe lutea Raf.
- Limodorum crispum Reinw. ex Blume
- Limodorum flavum Blume
- Paraphaius flavus (Blume) J.W.Zhai, Z.J.Liu & F.W.Xing
- Phaius bracteosus Rchb.f.
- Phaius celebicus Schltr.
- Phaius crispus Blume
- Phaius flavus f. punctatus (Ohwi) K.Nakaj.
- Phaius flavus var. papuanus J.J.Sm.
- Phaius flexuosus Blume
- Phaius linearifolius Ames
- Phaius maculatus Lindl.
- Phaius minor Blume
- Phaius minor f. punctatus Ohwi
- Phaius platychilus Rchb.f.
- Phaius somai Hayata
- Phaius undulatomarginatus Hayata
- Phaius woodfordii (Hook.) Merr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

Photo: Raabbustamante, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, 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.