- Epipogium
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Epipogium Epipogium aphyllum flowers Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epipogieae Genus: Epipogium
J. G. Gmel. ex Borkh.Selected Species Synonyms - Ceratopsis Lindl.
- Epipogon S. G. Gmel.,orth. var.
- Galera Blume
- Podanthera Wight
Epipogium is a genus of 3 species of terrestrial achlorophyllousmyco-heterotrophic orchids. The genus is sympodial with no root. Leaves are scale-like. Flowers are non-resupinate, arranged in terminal racemes. Stigmas are 2-lobed and the rostellum is ventrally situated and not prominent.
List of species
- Epipogium aphyllum Swartz 1814
- Epipogium dentilabellum Ohtani & S.Suzuki
- Epipogium gmelinii Rich.
- Epipogium guilfoylei Benth.
- Epipogium indicum H.J.Chowdhery, G.D.Pal & G.S.Giri
- Epipogium japonicum Makino
- Epipogium nutans Rchb.f.
- Epipogium poneranthum Fukuy.
- Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl. (1857)
- Epipogium sessanum S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao
- Epipogium sinicum Tso
- Epipogium tuberosum Duthie
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