Orchipedum (plant)

Orchipedum
Orchipedum plantaginifolium 1829 illustration [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Goodyerinae
Genus:	Orchipedum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 2: t. 10 (1829)
Type species
Orchipedum plantaginifolium Breda
Synonyms [2]
QueteletiaBlume, Coll. Orchid.: 117 (1859) PhilippinaeaSchltr. & Ames in O.Ames, Orchidaceae 6: 278 (1920)

Orchipedum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all native to Southeast Asia. ^{[2] [3]}

1. Orchipedum echinatum Aver. & Averyanova - Vietnam
2. Orchipedum plantaginifolium Breda - Thailand, Java, Peninsular Malaysia
3. Orchipedum wenzelii (Ames) J.J.Sm. - Philippines

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kuhl Heinrich - Genera et species orchidearum et asclepiadearum quas in itinere per insulam Java
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• Media related to Orchipedum (Orchidaceae) at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Orchipedum at Wikispecies