Epistephium Kunth
First published in Syn. Pl. Aequin. 1: 340 (1822)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Accepted Species
- Epistephium amplexicaule Poepp. & Endl.
- Epistephium araracuarae Szlach., Mytnik & Baranow
- Epistephium brevicristatum R.E.Schult.
- Epistephium cardonae Szlach. & Kolan.
- Epistephium duckei Huber
- Epistephium elatum Kunth
- Epistephium ellipticum R.O.Williams & Summerh.
- Epistephium epiphyticum Szlach. & Kolan.
- Epistephium frederici-augusti Rchb.f. & Warsz.
- Epistephium garayi Szlach., Mytnik & Baranow
- Epistephium hernandii Garay
- Epistephium kubiyuense Szlach., Mytnik & Baranow
- Epistephium lamprophyllum Schltr.
- Epistephium parviflorum Lindl.
- Epistephium rhombilabium Szlach., Mytnik & Baranow
- Epistephium sclerophyllum Lindl.
- Epistephium sessiliflorum Lindl.
- Epistephium subrepens Hoehne
- Epistephium trianae Szlach., Mytnik & Baranow
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2011 | Pipoly, J.J. [10403], Guyana | K000718122 | No | ||
| Colombia | 29368.000 | No | |||
| Stannard, B. [H52156], Brazil | 58981.000 | No | |||
| Mello Silva, R. [CFCR 7337], Brazil | 59872.000 | No | |||
| Chase, M.W. [90031], Brazil | 74381.000 | No | |||
| Chase, M.W. [90032], Brazil | 74379.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0