Cephalanthera

Cephalanthera damasonium (Typus)

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: (20)
C. alpicola – C. austiniae – C. calcarata – C. caucasica – C. cucullata – C. damasonium – C. epipactoides – C. erecta – C. ericiflora – C. exigua – C. falcata – C. gracilis – C. humilis – C. kotschyana – C. kurdica – C. longibracteata – C. longifolia – C. nanchuanica – C. pusilla – C. rubra

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Nothospecies: (6)
C. × mayeri – C. × otto-hechtii – C. × renzii – C. × schaberi – C. × schulzei – C. × taubenheimii

Name

Cephalanthera Rich., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 51 (1818)

• Type species:  Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce, Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist. 1906: 225 (1906)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Callithronum Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789)
  • Lonchophyllum Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789)
  • Dorycheile Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 56 (1841)
  • Xiphophyllum Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1879)
  • Eburophyton A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 1: 48 (1904)
  • Tangtsinia S.C.Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 194 (1965)

References

• Richard, L.C.M. 1817. De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 21, 29, 38. Preprinted from Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 28–82, pl. 10-12. 1818.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 496 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Xiang, X.-G. et al. 2012: Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic orchid genera Thaia and Tangtsinia: Evidence from molecular and morphological characters. Taxon, 61(1): 45-54. ingentaconnect reference page 
• 'eFloras 2009. Cephalanthera in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Cephalanthera
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Cephalanthera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 June 21.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Cephalanthera in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Aug 22.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Cephalanthera Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 June 21.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Cephalanthera. Published online. Accessed 21. June 2012.

• The Plant List 2013. Cephalanthera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 7.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Manchuria, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Russian Far East Kuril Is., Primorye, Sakhalin. Regional: Siberia West Siberia. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Island, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Continental: Asia-Tropical  Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand. Continental: Europe Regional: Eastern Europe Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

башҡортса: Ойошһеркә
беларуская: Пылкагалоўнік
čeština: okrotice
Deutsch: Waldvöglein
فارسی: گلسر
français: Céphalanthère
Հայերեն: Եղբորոսին
hornjoserbsce: Ptačulinka
italiano: Cefalantera
коми: Цефалантера
кырык мары: Цефалантера
Latina: Cephalanthera
lietuvių: Garbenis
magyar: Madársisak
мокшень: Цефалантера
Nederlands: Bosvogeltje
日本語: キンラン属
Перем Коми: Цефалантера
polski: Buławnik
русский: Пыльцеголовник
slovenčina: prilbovka
suomi: Valkut
svenska: Skogsliljor
удмурт: Цефалантера
українська: Булатка
中文: 頭蕊蘭屬

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