Cephalanthera falcata

Cephalanthera falcata
Golden Orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Neottieae
Subtribe: Limodorinae
Genus: Cephalanthera
Species: C. falcata
Binomial name
Cephalanthera falcata
(Thunb.) Blume (1859)
Synonyms
  • Serapias falcata Thunb. (1784) (Basionymum)
  • 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)

The Golden Orchid (Cephalanthera falcata) is a species of orchid.