''Epistephium'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to South America, with a few species in Belize and Trinidad.
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#'' 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
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
)
#'' Epistephium frederici-augusti'' Rchb.f. & Warsz.
#'' Epistephium hernandii'' Garay
#'' Epistephium lamprophyllum'' Schltr.
#'' Epistephium laxiflorum'' Barb.Rodr.
#'' Epistephium lobulosum'' Garay
#''Epistephium lucidum
''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.
#'' Epi ...
'' Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
#'' Epistephium matogrossense'' Hoehne
#'' Epistephium parviflorum'' Lindl.
#'' Epistephium portellianum'' Barb.Rodr.
#'' Epistephium praestans'' Hoehne
#'' Epistephium sclerophyllum'' Lindl.
#'' Epistephium sessiliflorum'' Lindl.
#'' Epistephium speciosum'' Barb.Rodr.
#'' Epistephium subrepens'' Hoehne
#'' Epistephium williamsii'' Hook.f.
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
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
External links
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Vanilloideae genera
Vanilleae
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