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Epistephium

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.Epistephium amabile Schltr. Epistephium amplexicaule Poepp. & Endl. Epistephium brevicristatum R.E.Schult. Epistephium duckei Huber Epistephium elatum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth Epistephium ellipticum R.O.Williams & Summerh. (Belize) Epistephium frederici-augusti Rchb.f. & Warsz. Epistephium hernandii Garay Epistephium lamprophyllum Schltr. Epistephium laxiflorum Barb.Rodr. Epistephium lobulosum Garay Epistephium matogrossense Hoehne Epistephium parviflorum Lindl. Epistephium portellianum Barb.Rodr. Epistephium praestans Hoehne Epistephium sclerophyllum Lindl. (includes now E Epistephium sessiliflorum Lindl. Epistephium speciosum Barb.Rodr. Epistephium subrepens Hoehne Epistephium williamsii Hook.f.

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

References

  • 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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