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Rose Epipogium (Epipogium roseum)

Epipogium roseum, a chlorophyll-lacking mycoheterotrophic orchid, relies on fungi. It produces pinkish flowers from a tuber in shaded forests in Asia and Australia.

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Synonyms
Ceratopsis rosea (D.Don) Lindl.
Epipogium africanus Schltr.
Epipogium dentilabellum Ohtani & S.Suzuki
Epipogium guilfoylii F.Muell.
Epipogium indicum H.J.Chowdhery, G.D.Pal & G.S.Giri
Epipogium kassnerianum Kraenzl.
Epipogium kusukusense (Hayata) Schltr.
Epipogium makinoanum Schltr.
Epipogium nutans (Blume) Rchb.f.
Epipogium pooneranthum Fukuy.
Epipogium rolfei (Hayata) Schltr.
Epipogium sessanum S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao
Epipogium sinicum C.L.Tso
Epipogium tuberosum Duthie
Galera kusukusensis Hayata
Galera nutans Blume
Galera rolfei Hayata
Galera rosea (D.Don) Blume
Gastrodia schinziana Kraenzl.
Limodorum roseum D.Don
Podanthera pallida Wight
Stereosandra schinziana (Kraenzl.) Garay
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderAsparagales
  • familyOrchidaceae
  • genusEpipogium
  • speciesEpipogium roseum