Japanese name: キンラン（金蘭） Scientific name:Cephalanthera falcata
[Overview]
A perennial 30–70 cm tall found in forests; a terrestrial orchid.
It has a short rhizome.
The stem is ridged.
There are 5–8 leaves, which are alternate and simple, broadly lanceolate, 8–15 cm long and 2–4 cm wide.
The leaves are thick in texture, with conspicuous longitudinal veins.
The leaf margins are entire.
The leaf base clasps the stem.
A raceme bears 3–12 yellow flowers.
The flowers open only about halfway; the sepals are ovate-oblong, 1.4–1.7 cm long, and the lateral petals are ovate and slightly shorter than the sepals.
The lip has several yellowish-brown ridges.
The base of the lip forms a tubular spur.
[Notes]
The Japanese name comes from the color of the flowers.
