Orchidaceae
Epistephium

Epistephium ellipticum R.O.Williams & Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 145 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central America to Trinidad and N. Peru. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Karremans, A.P., Bogarín, D., Fernández, M., Smith, C.M. & Blanco, M.A. (2012). New species and records of Orchidaceae from Costa Rica. II. Lankesteriana 12: 19-51.
  • Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Kolanowska, M. (2020). Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia 3: 1-580. Oberreifenberg : Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karremans, A.P., Bogarín, D., Fernández, M., Smith, C.M. & Blanco, M.A. (2012). New species and records of Orchidaceae from Costa Rica. II. Lankesteriana 12: 19-51.
  • Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Kolanowska, M. (2020). Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia 3: 1-580. Oberreifenberg : Koeltz Botanical Books.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Abraham, A. A. [259] Guyana K001766500 Yes
Graham, V. [429] Trinidad and Tobago K001766497 Yes
Spruce, R. [3843] Brazil K000940270 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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