Epipogium indicum H.J.Chowdhery, G.D.Pal & G.S.Giri

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 13: 419 (1993)
This name is a synonym of Epipogium roseum

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. [Cited as Epipogium roseum.]
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Epipogium roseum.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Deb, C.R., Sungkumlong & Temjensangba (2007). A note on orchid additions to Nagaland Flora. The Journal of the Orchid Society of India 21: 69-70. [Cited as Epipogium indicum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Epipogium indicum.]
  • Manilal, K.S. & Kumar, C.S. (eds.) (2004). Orchid Memories A tribute to Gunnar Seidenfaden: 1-265. Mentor Books, Calicut. [Cited as Epipogium indicum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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