Epistephium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, with a few species in Belize and Trinidad.Kwe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Epistephium amabile Schltr. Epistephium amplexicaule Poepp. & Endl. Epistephium brevicristatum R.E.Schult. Epistephium duckei Huber Epistephium elatum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth Epistephium ellipticum R.O.Williams & Summerh. (Belize) Epistephium frederici-augusti Rchb.f. & Warsz. Epistephium hernandii Garay Epistephium lamprophyllum Schltr. Epistephium laxiflorum Barb.Rodr. Epistephium lobulosum Garay Epistephium matogrossense Hoehne Epistephium parviflorum Lindl. Epistephium portellianum Barb.Rodr. Epistephium praestans Hoehne Epistephium sclerophyllum Lindl. (includes now E Epistephium sessiliflorum Lindl. Epistephium speciosum Barb.Rodr. Epistephium subrepens Hoehne Epistephium williamsii Hook.f.
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
References
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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