Crepidium

Crepidium
Crepidium quadridentatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Subtribe: Malaxidinae
Genus: Crepidium
Blume[1]
Species

See list of species

Synonyms[2]
  • Pterochilus Hook. & Arn.
  • Pseudoliparis Finet
  • Fingardia Szlach.
  • Seidenfia Szlach.
  • Saurolophorkis Marg. & Szlach.
  • Seidenforchis Marg.

Crepidium, commonly known as 沼兰属 (zhao lan shu)[3] or spur orchids[4] is a genus of about three hundred species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are evergreen, mostly terrestrial plants with short stems lying on the ground, two or more relatively large, pleated leaves and small, non-resupinate flowers with spreading sepals and petals. The genus is widely distributed in the tropics.

  1. ^ "Crepidium". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Crepidium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference China was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 354–356. ISBN 1877069124.