Epistephium

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Epistephium
Epistephium williamsii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
Genus: Epistephium
Kunth

Epistephium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, with a few species in Belize and Trinidad.[1]

  1. Epistephium amabile Schltr.
  2. Epistephium amplexicaule Poepp. & Endl.
  3. Epistephium brevicristatum R.E.Schult.
  4. Epistephium duckei Huber
  5. Epistephium elatum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth
  6. Epistephium ellipticum R.O.Williams & Summerh. (Belize)
  7. Epistephium frederici-augusti Rchb.f. & Warsz.
  8. Epistephium hernandii Garay
  9. Epistephium lamprophyllum Schltr.
  10. Epistephium laxiflorum Barb.Rodr.
  11. Epistephium lobulosum Garay
  12. Epistephium matogrossense Hoehne
  13. Epistephium parviflorum Lindl.
  14. Epistephium portellianum Barb.Rodr.
  15. Epistephium praestans Hoehne
  16. Epistephium sclerophyllum Lindl. (includes now E
  17. Epistephium sessiliflorum Lindl.
  18. Epistephium speciosum Barb.Rodr.
  19. Epistephium subrepens Hoehne
  20. Epistephium williamsii Hook.f.

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References[edit]

  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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