Cephalanthera falcata

Cephalanthera falcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Cephalanthera
Species: Cephalanthera falcata

Name

Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 187 (1859)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Serapias falcata Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 816 (1784)
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium falcatum (Thunb.) Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 226 (1800)
  • Epipactis falcata (Thunb.) Sw., Neues J. Bot. 1: 66 (1805)
  • Pelexia falcata (Thunb.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 704 (1826)
  • Limodorum falcatum (Thunb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Pelexia japonica Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 704 (1826)
  • Cephalanthera platycheila Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 335 (1845)
  • Cephalanthera japonica A.Gray in M.C.Perry, Narr. Exped. China Japan 2: 319 (1857)
  • Cephalanthera raymondiae Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 342 (1922)
  • Cephalanthera bijiangensis S.C.Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25: 472 (1987)
  • Cephalanthera falcata var. flava X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen, Native Orchids Gaoligongshan Mountain: 140 (2009)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1859. Flora Javae 187, pl. 68, f. 1.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cephalanthera falcata. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cephalanthera falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cephalanthera falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cephalanthera falcata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cephalanthera falcata. Published online. Accessed: 22 Apr 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cephalanthera falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Apr 2021.

Vernacular names

日本語: キンラン
한국어: 금난초
中文: 金兰, 吉丁虫
中文（简体）: 金兰

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