Epistephium Explained

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.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=70529 Kwe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families