Ephippianthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] It contains two known species, native to northeastern Asia.

Ephippianthus
Ephippianthus schmidtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Ephippianthus
Rchb.f. in F.K.Schmidt
Synonyms[1]

Hakoneaste Maek.

Image Scientific name Distribution
Ephippianthus sawadanus (Maek.) Ohwi Honshu
Ephippianthus schmidtii Rchb.f. Japan, Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Khabarovsk)


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References edit

  • Reichenbach, H.G. (1868) Flora 51: 33.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 101 ff. Oxford University Press.

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