Epigeneium
Encyclopedia
Epigeneium is a genus
of orchids. It contains about 35 species
native to India
, China
, Southeast Asia
, Indonesia
and the Philippines
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids. It contains about 35 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
native to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, China
China
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, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
Selected species
- Epigeneium acuminatum
- Epigeneium amplumEpigeneium amplumEpigeneium amplum is a species of orchid....
- Epigeneium arjunoense
- Epigeneium cacuminis (Gagnep.) Summerh.
- Epigeneium chapaense
- Epigeneium clemensiae
- Epigeneium coelogyne
- Epigeneium cymbidioides
- Epigeneium delacourtii
- Epigeneium elongatum
- Epigeneium exilifolium
- Epigeneium fargesii
- Epigeneium fuscescens
- Epigeneium gracilipes
- Epigeneium kinabaluense
- Epigeneium langbianense
- Epigeneium longipes
- Epigeneium lyonii
- Epigeneium nakaharaei
- Epigeneium navicularis
- Epigeneium pulchellum
- Epigeneium radicosum
- Epigeneium rotundatum
- Epigeneium sansiense
- Epigeneium simplex
- Epigeneium speculum
- Epigeneium suberectum
- Epigeneium treutleri
- Epigeneium triflorumEpigeneium triflorumEpigeneium triflorum is a species of orchid....
- Epigeneium uncipes
- Epigeneium verruciferum
- Epigeneium wichersii
- Epigeneium yunnanense
- Epigeneium zebrinum