Epipactis

Epipactis
Broad-leaved helleborine
(Epipactis helleborine)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Neottieae
Genus: Epipactis
Zinn 1757
Type species
Epipactis helleborine
Species

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Epipactis, or helleborine, is a genus of terrestrial orchids consisting of approximately 70 species.[1][2] This genus is abbreviated as Epcts in horticultural trade.

  1. ^ Teˇšitelová, Tamara; Teˇšitel, Jakub; Jersáková, Jana; Rˇíhová, Gabriela; Selosse, Marc-André (1 June 2012). "Symbiotic germination capability of four Epipactis species (Orchidaceae) is broader than expected from adult ecology". American Journal of Botany. 99 (6): 1020–1032. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100503. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 22688426.
  2. ^ Bateman, Richard M. (29 April 2020). "Implications of next-generation sequencing for the systematics and evolution of the terrestrial orchid genus Epipactis, with particular reference to the British Isles". Kew Bulletin. 75 (1): 4. Bibcode:2020KewBu..75....4B. doi:10.1007/s12225-020-9870-x. ISSN 0075-5974.