Epipogium R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Novae Holland. Ins. Van-Diemen (1810) 330

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Nervilieae

Subtribe: Epipogiinae

Synonyms: Ceratopsis Lindl. , Galera Blume , Podanthera Wight

A genus of 3 species; 1 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Tropical Africa, Eurasia, Malesia, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, east to Fiji

Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. 1937. The biology of Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl. Blumea, Suppl. 1: 57 - 65.

 

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Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., in situ, Java Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., in situ, Java Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., in situ, Java
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Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., in situ, Java (peloric form without spur) Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., in situ, Java (shedding seeds) Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., from Sulawesi
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Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., drawing by J.J. Smith

last updated: 19 March 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera