Clematepistephium

Clematepistephium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Vanilloideae
Tribe:	Vanilleae
Genus:	Clematepistephium N.Hallé
Species:	C. smilacifolium
Binomial name
Clematepistephium smilacifolium (Rchb.f.) N.Hallé
Synonyms [2]
Epistephium smilacifoliumRchb.f.

Clematepistephium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Clematepistephium smilacifolium, endemic to the island of New Caledonia. ^[2] Its closest relative is Eriaxis , ^[3] also endemic to New Caledonia.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Laudereau, C.; Butin, J.-P.; Antheaume, C.; Cazé, H.; Fleurot, D.; Garnier, D.; Gâteblé, G.; Maura, J. (2020). "Clematepistephium smilacifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T157930627A157936375. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T157930627A157936375.en . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Cameron, K. M. (2009) On the Value of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Gene Sequences for Reconstructing the Phylogeny of Vanilloid Orchids (Vanilloideae, Orchidaceae). Annals of Botany 104 (3): 377–85.

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