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]
- 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 williamsii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Tribe: | Vanilleae |
| Genus: | Epistephium Kunth |
See also
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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
External links
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Media related to Epistephium (category) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Epistephium at Wikispecies
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