Orchidaceae
Epipogium

Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 177 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific. It is a holomycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Borneo, Cameroon, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. (2011). The orchids of Vietnam illustrated survey. Part 3. Subfamily Epidendroideae (primitive tribes - Neottieae, Vanilleae, Gastrodieae, Nervilieae). Turczaninowia 14(2): 15-100.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hsu, T.C. & al. (2016). New records and name changes for the orchids in the Solomon islands. Taiwania 61: 21-26.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Manilal, K.S. & Kumar, C.S. (eds.) (2004). Orchid Memories A tribute to Gunnar Seidenfaden: 1-265. Mentor Books, Calicut.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Tanaka, N., Yukawa, T., Myo Htwe, K, Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2011). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (7): Fourteen additional species of Orchidaceae. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 61: 161-165.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in J. Linn. Soc. 1: 177 (1857).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Tanaka, N., Yukawa, T., Myo Htwe, K, Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2011). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (7): Fourteen additional species of Orchidaceae. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 61: 161-165.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lindl. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1: 177 (1857).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 140 (1959).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 458 (1955).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 755, fig. (1974).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 207 (1968).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 35 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [1560] Cameroon K000106002 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Williams, S. [180] Cameroon K:SPC-72136.000 No
Mar 1, 1996 Williams, S. [180] Cameroon K000106184 Yes
Jun 1, 1976 Kerr, A.F.G. [400] Thailand K000595874 Yes
Jun 1, 1976 Kerr, A.F.G. [400] Thailand K000595873 Yes
la Croix, I. [74] Malawi K:SPC-42348.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Laos K000595871 Yes
Cumberlege [774A] Thailand K:SPC-26185.000 No
Wheatley, J.I. [701] Vanuatu K:SPC-55031.000 No
Dalziel, J.M. [8205] Nigeria K:SPC-24065.000 No
Mann, G. [784] K:SPC-24066.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Laos K000595872 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0984] Laos K000595869 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0984] Laos K000595870 Yes
Harris, D.J. [s.n.] Cameroon K:SPC-57286.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [244] Thailand K000595875 Yes
J.M.G. [JMG 9260] Tanzania K:SPC-64130.000 No
Cheek, M.; Horwath, A.; Tchiengue, B.; Morgan, B.; Prenner, G.; Fenton, E.; Oben, B.; Mbong [13083 A] Cameroon K001519519 Yes
Etuge, M. [1560] Cameroon K:SPC-61685.000 No
Inayat, K. [25386] India K000942696 Unknown Type Material Yes
Borneo K:SPC-51284.000 No
Groves, M. [137] Cameroon K:SPC-63844.000 No
Purseglove, J.W. [3592] Uganda K:SPC-18584.000 No
Cable, S. [1545] Cameroon K:SPC-63856.000 No
Mann, G. [784] Cameroon K000306659 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000942697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1181] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-28965.000 No
Cribb, P.J.; McGough, N. [s.n.] Indonesia K:SPC-54304.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [37388] Cameroon K:SPC-21437.000 No
India K:SPC-38248.000 No
Lewis, B.; Mcdonagh, J. [92] Vanuatu K:SPC-54896.000 No
Tanaka, S. [s.n.] Japan K000942698 Unknown Type Material Yes
Inayat, K. [25386] India K000942695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jermy, A.C. [3880] K:SPC-37450.000 No
Bregulla, H.L. Vanuatu K:SPC-37396.000 No

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