Epipogium

Borkh.
Description: 
Leafless, saprophytic herb lacking chlorophyll; rhizome tuberous. Scape erect with a few basal sheaths; inflorescence terminal. Tepals free, subequal; lip spurred, concave with verrucose crests. Column and anther short; pollinia 2, sectile, each with a slender, curved caudicle and a single broad viscidium. Stigma broad, prominent; rostellum absent. Capsule ovoid, pendulous, developing quickly.
Distribution: 
Species 2, 1 in temperate Eurasia, 1 in Old World tropics: Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl., Angola, Malawi.
Source: 
SSTA
Classification: 
ORCHIDACEAE

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