| + | Cephalanthera (Greek for head and anther). Orchidaceae. About 10 species of small temperate-region terrestrial orchids, allied to Epipactis and Pogonia. Some of them are western N. American, and others are European. Sepals 3; petals small, ovate; lip saccate: lvs. (sometimes wanting) lanceolate or oblong: fls. mostly small (sometimes showy), in an open spike. The species are scarcely known in cult., but 2 Japanese species have been offered by importers. These are E. falcate Blume, yellow, and E. erecta, Blume, white. |