× Elepogon

× Elepogon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Arethusinae
Genus: × Elepogon
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× Elepogon, abbreviated Elp, is an intergeneric hybrid of orchids (family Orchidaceae) between the genera Calopogon and Eleorchis The hybrid genus × Elepogon was first registered and established by an orchid breeder named R. Yannetti in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Society, American Orchid (1993). American Orchid Society Bulletin. American Orchid Society. pp. 837–840.