Epipogium

Epipogium
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