Orchidaceae

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

Classification

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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 Yes
Prance, G. T.; do Amaral, I. L.; Pipoly, J. J.; Tavares, A. S.; da Silva, M. A.; da Mota, C. D. A.; Cress, A. [28999] Brazil K001766525 Yes
Prance, G. T.; do Amaral, I. L.; Pipoly, J. J.; Tavares, A. S.; da Silva, M. A.; da Mota, C. D. A.; Cress, A. [28999] Brazil K001766526 Yes
Mello Silva, R.; et al. [CFCR 7337] Brazil K:SPC-59872.000 No
Chase, M.W. [90032] Brazil K:SPC-74379.000 No
Lehmann, F. C. [8119] Colombia K001766538 Yes
[H.K. 1212] Colombia K001766536 Yes
André, E. F. [2022] K001766537 Yes
[BRRI] Colombia K:SPC-29368.000 No
Stannard, B.; Laessoe, T.; Sano, P.T. [H52156] Brazil K:SPC-58981.000 No
Chase, M.W. [90031] Brazil K:SPC-74381.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0