noun
Oreorchis patens (species of orchid)
A terrestrial orchid native to East Asia, including Japan. The name is usually written in katakana.
コケイランは山地の林床に生えるランです。
Oreorchis patens is an orchid that grows on forest floors in mountainous areas.
The Japanese name コケイラン (小蕙蘭) literally means 'small orchid with fragrant flowers', from 小 (small), 蕙 (a kind of fragrant orchid), and 蘭 (orchid). The exact derivation is uncertain.