View source for Epipactis ← Epipactis You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Epipactis |accepted_authority=Zinn |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Cat. Pl. Hort. Gott., |place=85. 1757 |year=1757 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae;Orchidaceae tribe Neottieae;Orchidaceae (tribe Neottieae) subtribe Limodorinae;Epipactis |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Neottieae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Neottieae) subtribe Limodorinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Epipactis]]</div></div> |etymology=Ancient Greek name used by Theophrastus for plant used to curdle milk |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 496 |treatment_page=page 584 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form or habitat;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs </b>perennial, terrestrial, glabrous or puberulent to glabrate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root texture;rhizome height or length or size"><b>Roots </b>from short rhizome, fibrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="stem architecture"><b>Stems </b>leafy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf quantity;leaf arrangement;leaf architecture or shape;leaf architecture or arrangement or shape or vernation"><b>Leaves </b>several, alternate, sheathing, plicate, grading into floral bracts.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties=""><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal racemes;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="floral bract architecture or shape">floral bracts leaflike, often exceeding flowers.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower quantity;flower orientation;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>few-to-many, resupinate, pedicellate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="perianth fusion;perianth orientation;perianth arrangement;perianth size">perianth free, spreading or loosely connivent, subequal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="sepal shape;sepal shape">sepals ovate to ovatelanceolate, concave;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="petal height or length or size">petals often shorter than sepals;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="lip architecture;lip texture;lip shape;part quantity;proximal part shape;distal part shape">lip sessile at base of column, fleshy, divided into 2 parts by central constriction, proximal part (hypochile) deeply concave to saccate, distal part (epichile) triangular to oblanceolate, with pair of calli near base;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="column course;column width;column height or length or size">column curved over lip, broadened distally, short;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="anther position or structure subtype;anther architecture">anther terminal, sessile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="pollinium quantity;pollinium pubescence or texture">pollinia 4, mealy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="fruits capsule orientation;fruits capsule shape"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, pendent to spreading, obovoid to ellipsoid.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Mexico;Eurasia;North Africa |discussion=<p>Species ca. 25 (3 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Lip 3-lobed, distal part linear-oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate-oblanceolate; lateral sepals 16–24 mm. |[[Epipactis gigantea|Epipactis gigantea]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Lip not 3-lobed, distal part triangular-ovate to broadly triangular; lateral sepals 6–13 mm. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Lip 9–12 mm, distal part triangular-ovate, calli at base not rugose; ovary glabrous; flowers green to pink to purple to yellowish. |[[Epipactis helleborine|Epipactis helleborine]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Lip 5.5–6.5 mm, distal part broadly triangular, calli at base rugose; ovary tomentose; flowers dark wine to cranberry red. |[[Epipactis atrorubens|Epipactis atrorubens]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Epipactis |author=Paul Martin Brown;George W. Argus |authority=Zinn |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=North America;Mexico;Eurasia;North Africa |reference=None |publication title=Cat. Pl. Hort. Gott., |publication year=1757 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1193.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Neottieae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Neottieae) subtribe Limodorinae |genus=Epipactis |anther architecture=sessile |anther position or structure subtype=terminal |column course=curved |column height or length or size=short |column width=broadened |distal part shape=triangular;oblanceolate |floral bract architecture or shape=leaflike |flower architecture=pedicellate |flower orientation=resupinate |flower quantity=few;many |fruits capsule orientation=pendent;spreading |fruits capsule shape=obovoid;ellipsoid |leaf architecture or arrangement or shape or vernation=plicate |leaf architecture or shape=sheathing |leaf arrangement=alternate |leaf quantity=several |lip architecture=sessile |lip shape=divided |lip texture=fleshy |part quantity=2 |perianth arrangement=connivent |perianth fusion=free |perianth orientation=spreading |perianth size=subequal |petal height or length or size=often shorter |pollinium pubescence or texture=mealy |pollinium quantity=4 |proximal part shape=deeply concave;saccate |rhizome height or length or size=short |root texture=fibrous |sepal shape=concave;ovate;ovatelanceolate |stem architecture=leafy |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism growth form or habitat=terrestrial |whole_organism pubescence=puberulent;glabrate }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Neottieae) subtribe Limodorinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Epipactis.