- Family:
- Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Cephalanthera Rich.
Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch

Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Extinct in:
Netherlands
- Cephalanthera acuminata Wall. ex Lindl.
- Cephalanthera alpicola Fukuy.
- Cephalanthera alpicola var. shizuoi (F.Maek.) T.Hashim.
- Cephalanthera angustifolia Simonk.
- Cephalanthera conferta (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Kreutz
- Cephalanthera elegans Schltr.
- Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich.
- Cephalanthera grandiflora Gray
- Cephalanthera lonchophylla Rchb.f.
- Cephalanthera longifolia subsp. conferta B.Baumann & H.Baumann
- Cephalanthera longifolia f. conformis Suetsugu & H.Hayak.
- Cephalanthera longifolia var. rosea Perko
- Cephalanthera mairei Schltr.
- Cephalanthera maravignae Tineo
- Cephalanthera pallens Rich.
- Cephalanthera shizuoi F.Maek.
- Cephalanthera taiwaniana S.S.Ying
- Cephalanthera thomsonii Rchb.f.
- Cephalanthera xiphophyllum Rchb.f.
- Cymbidium xiphophyllum (Ehrh. ex L.f.) Sw.
- Epipactis ensifolia F.W.Schmidt
- Epipactis grandiflora (L.) Sm.
- Epipactis grandifolia All.
- Epipactis longifolia (L.) All.
- Epipactis pallens Sw.
- Epipactis pallida Sw.
- Epipactis xiphophylla (Ehrh. ex L.f.) Sw.
- Helleborine longifolia (L.) Moench
- Limodorum acuminatum (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
- Limodorum grandiflorum (L.) Kuntze
- Limodorum longifolium (L.) Kuntze
- Serapias alba (Crantz) Salisb.
- Serapias ensifolia (L.f.) Murray
- Serapias grandiflora L.
- Serapias grandiflora subsp. ensifolia (L.f.) Ehrh.
- Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L.
- Serapias lonchophyllum L.f.
- Serapias longifolia (L.) L.
- Serapias nivea Vill.
- Serapias pallida Wahlenb.
- Serapias xiphophyllum Ehrh. ex L.f.
- English
- Sword-leaved Helleborine
Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Nov 15, 2002 | Dorji, Y. [1], Bhutan | 62642.000 | No | ||
Hall, P.M., United Kingdom | 19568.000 | No | |||
Summerhayes, V.S. [1152], United Kingdom | 21427.000 | No | |||
Davis, P.H. [30252], Turkey | 27952.000 | No | |||
Davis, P.H. [27025], Turkey | 27966.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [488], France | 36007.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [330], Italy | 40601.000 | No | |||
Turkey | 47436.000 | No | |||
Joseph, J. [223], Spain | 48329.000 | No | |||
Walden, B., China | 54011.000 | No | |||
Cribb, P. [C90/16], China | 55175.000 | No | |||
Sands, M.J.S., Italy | 56001.000 | No | |||
Butler, C., Ireland | 9672.000 | No | |||
CPCF [CPCF 457a-c] | 70411.000 | No | |||
CPCF [CPCF 458a-d] | 70527.000 | No | |||
Summerhayes, V.S. [2952], Great Britain | K000790099 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [1042], Great Britain | K000790114 | Yes | |||
Sowerby [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790072 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790082 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790084 | Yes | |||
Hall, P.M. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790092 | Yes | |||
Butler, C. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790106 | Yes | |||
Dates, V.E. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790107 | Yes | |||
Butler, T. [1042], United Kingdom | K000790113 | Yes | |||
Cozzolino et al., s.n. [34817] | 78203.000 | No | |||
Mawson, L. [1296], Great Britain | K000790080 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790116 | Yes | |||
Bromfield, W.A. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790097 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790100 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790115 | Yes | |||
Gamble, J.S. [29259], United Kingdom | K000790089 | Yes | |||
Taylor, P.G. [0730], United Kingdom | K000790094 | Yes | |||
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.], Great Britain | K000790071 | Yes | |||
Warner, F.I. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790093 | Yes | |||
Praeger, R.L. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790105 | Yes | |||
Duncan, J.B. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790078 | Yes | |||
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790087 | Yes | |||
Peel, E. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790095 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790110 | Yes | |||
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790077 | Yes | |||
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790073 | Yes | |||
Brocas, F.Y. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790086 | Yes | |||
Summerhayes, V.S. [2733], Great Britain | K000790088 | Yes | |||
Gamble, J.S. [28440], United Kingdom | K000790085 | Yes | |||
Stevens, W. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790081 | Yes | |||
Butler, T. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790112 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | 78313.000 | No | |||
Hall, P.M. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790091 | Yes | |||
Oliver, D. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790079 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790104 | Yes | |||
Kenneth, A.G. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790103 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790096 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Great Britain | K000790098 | Yes | |||
Streeten, R.J.N. [s.n.], Great Britain | K000790076 | Yes | |||
Smith, M. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790109 | Yes | |||
Cozzolino et al, s.n. [34821], Italy | 78210.000 | No | |||
Taylor, P.G. [0730], United Kingdom | K000790090 | Yes | |||
Shortbred, [W.A.] [1543], Great Britain | K000790075 | Yes | |||
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.], United Kingdom | K000790074 | Yes | |||
Cunningham, M. [s.n.], Great Britain | K000790108 | Yes | |||
Summerhayes, V.S. [2858], United Kingdom | K000790102 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Great Britain | K000790083 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7405], Nepal | Cephalanthera acuminata | K001127300 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7405], Nepal | Cephalanthera acuminata | K001127299 | Yes | ||
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 7405], India | Cephalanthera acuminata | K001127298 | Yes |
First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 38: 81 (1888)
Accepted by
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- Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
- Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
- Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
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Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
- Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
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