Cephalanthera damasonium

White helleborine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cephalanthera
Species:
C. damasonium
Binomial name
Cephalanthera damasonium
(Mill.) Druce (1906)
Synonyms
  • Serapias damasonium Mill. (1768) (Basionym)
  • Cephalanthera acuminata Ledeb. (1852)
  • Cephalanthera alba (Crantz) Simonk. (1887)
  • Cephalanthera damasonium lusus ochroleuca (Baumg.) Soó (1970)
  • Cephalanthera lancifolia (F.W. Schmidt) Dumort. (1827)
  • Cephalanthera latifolia Janch. (1907)
  • Cephalanthera ochroleuca (Baumg.) Rchb. (1831)
  • Cephalanthera yunnanensis Hand.-Mazz. (1936)
  • Cymbidium pallens Sw. (1799)
  • Epipactis alba Crantz (1769)
  • Epipactis lancifolia F.W. Schmidt (1795)
  • Epipactis ochroleuca Baumg. (1817)
  • Serapias alba (Crantz) Salisb. (1796)
  • Serapias grandiflora Oeder (1770)
  • Serapias lancifolia (F.W. Schmidt) Roth (1799)
  • Serapias latifolia Mill. (1768)
  • Serapias ochroleuca (Baumg.) Steud. (1821)
  • Serapias pallens (Sw.) S.B. Jundz. (1830)
  • Serapias tota-alba Gilib. (1792)

Cephalanthera damasonium, the white helleborine, is a species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe and Asia. Cephalanthera damasonium is the type species of the genus Cephalanthera.