Epipogium roseum

Ghost orchid
Epipogium roseum growing near Hiratsuka-city, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epipogium
Species:
E. roseum
Binomial name
Epipogium roseum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Ceratopsis rosea (D.Don) Lindl.
    • Epipogium africanum Schltr.
    • Epipogium dentilabellum Ohtani & Shig.Suzuki
    • Epipogium japonicum Makino
    • Epipogium kusukusense (Hayata) Schltr.
    • Epipogium makinoanum Schltr.
    • Epipogium maknoanum Dockrill orth. var.
    • Epipogium nutans (Blume) Rchb.f.
    • Epipogium poneranthum Fukuy.
    • Epipogium pooncranthum Dockrill orth. var.
    • Epipogium pooneranthum M.A.Clem. orth. var.
    • Epipogium sinicum C.L.Tso
    • Epipogium sp.
    • Epipogium tuberosum Duthie
    • Epipogum guilfoylei Rupp nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Epipogum guilfoylii Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Epipogum nutans Rchb.f. orth. var.
    • Epipogum poneranthum Fukuy. orth. var.
    • Epipogum roseum Rupp orth. var.
    • Epipogum tuberosum Duthie orth. var.
    • Galera kusukusense Dockrill orth. var.
    • Galera kusukusensis Hayata
    • Galera nutans Blume
    • Galera rolfei Hayata
    • Galera rosea (D.Don) Blume
    • Gastrodia schinziana Kraenzl.
    • Limodorum roseum D.Don
    • Podanthera pallida Wight

Epipogium roseum, commonly known as ghost orchid, leafless nodding orchid[2] or 虎舌兰 (hu she lan),[3] is a leafless terrestrial mycotrophic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has up to sixteen cream-coloured, yellowish or pinkish flowers with an enlarged ovary on a fleshy hollow flowering stem. This ghost orchid is widely distributed in tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands.

  1. ^ a b "Epipogium roseum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 360. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ^ "Epipogium roseum". Flora of China. Retrieved 7 November 2018.