Crepidium

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Crepidium']

English: Spur orchids
മലയാളം: ക്രെപ്പിഡിയം
русский: мякотница
中文: 沼兰属

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Malaxideae • Genus: Crepidium Blume (1825)

Genus Crepidium Blume (1825)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Pterochilus Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: t. 17 (1832) Pseudoliparis Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 536 (1907) Fingardia Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 134 (1995) Seidenfia Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 122 (1995) Seidenforchis Marg., Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 75: 302 (2006)

292 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 10 February 2020):

C. acuminatum, C. alagense, C. amabilis, C. amplectens, C. andersonii, C. angustifoveum, C. aphyllum, C. arachnoideum, C. arboricola, C. arietinum, C. aschistum, C. atratum, C. atrobrachiatum, C. atrosanguineum, C. auratum, C. bahanense, C. balabacense, C. bancanoides, C. bancanum, C. bataanense, C. bengkulense, C. biauritum, C. bidentiferum, C. binabayense, C. bisepalum, C. bispiriferum, C. brachycaulos, C. brachyodontum, C. bracteosum, C. brevidentatum, C. breviscapum, C. burbidgei, C. calcareum, C. calcicola, C. calophyllum, C. caricoides, C. carinatifolium, C. carrii, C. celebicum, C. chamaeorchis, C. chlorophrys, C. christinae, C. circeum, C. clemensii, C. comans, C. comberi, C. commelinifolium, C. concavum, C. copelandii, C. cordiglottis, C. crassidens, C. crassilabris, C. crenatilobum, C. cribbianum, C. cruciatum, C. cucullatum, C. cuneipetalum, C. cupreum, C. cupuliflorum, C. curvatulum, C. curviauriculatum, C. cyanobrachium, C. damusicum, C. davaensis, C. decumbens, C. dentatum, C. dewildeanum, C. diploceras, C. distans, C. dolichostachys, C. dryadum, C. elegans, C. elmeri, C. epiphyticum, C. euanthum, C. exilis, C. fasciatum, C. fimbriatum, C. finetii, C. fissum, C. flammeum, C. flavescens, C. flavovirens, C. foetidum, C. foliosum, C. fontinale, C. fulvum, C. georgeanum, C. gibbosum, C. gibbsiae, C. godefroyi, C. graciliscapum, C. graminifolium, C. grandiflorum, C. grandifolium, C. gregorii, C. grochockianum, C. hahajimense, C. hainanense, C. heliophilum, C. hippocrepiforme, C. hoi, C. holttumianum, C. horielense, C. humeratum, C. hutchinsonianum, C. hydrophilum, C. imthurnii, C. incurviforceps, C. incurvum, C. inexspectatum, C. insulare, C. integrilabium, C. irregularis, C. josephianum, C. junghuhnii, C. kabense, C. kandae, C. kempfii, C. kerintjiense, C. kerstingianum, C. keysseri, C. khasianum, C. kinabaluense, C. klabatense, C. klimkoanum, C. kobi, C. koordersii, C. kortylewskianum, C. kristinianum, C. laciniosum, C. laeve, C. lamii, C. langkawiense, C. latilabre, C. latipetalum, C. latisegmentum, C. latisepalum, C. latum, C. lawleri, C. laxum, C. ledermannii, C. leucodon, C. lilacinum, C. lobatocallosum, C. lokonense, C. longifolium, C. longispicum, C. lowii, C. loxium, C. lunatum, C. luniferum, C. lyroglossum, C. maaikeae, C. maboroense, C. mackinnonii, C. macrochilum, C. macrophyllum, C. macrotis, C. maculatum, C. magnicallosa, C. malabarica, C. mambulilingense, C. mariae, C. marsupichilum, C. matsudae, C. maximowiczianum, C. megalanthum, C. melanophyllum, C. merapiense, C. merrillii, C. metallicum, C. micholitzianum, C. micranthum, C. microhybos, C. mindorense, C. moluccanum, C. multiflorum, C. negrosianum, C. nemorale, C. nephroglossum, C. nigrescens, C. nitidum, C. obovatum, C. ochyranum, C. octodentatum, C. oculatum, C. olivaceum, C. orbicans, C. orbiculare, C. oreocharis, C. ovalisepalum, C. paguroides, C. palawense, C. parryae, C. partitilobum, C. pectinatum, C. pedicellare, C. perakense, C. petiolare, C. platychilum, C. pleistanthum, C. polyodon, C. prasinum, C. productum, C. propinquum, C. protractum, C. puberulum, C. pubicallosum, C. punctatum, C. purpureonervosum, C. purpureoviridis, C. purpureum, C. quadridens, C. quadridentatum, C. quadrilobum, C. raciborskii, C. rajanum, C. ramosum, C. ranauense, C. ravanii, C. reineckeanum, C. repens, C. resupinatum, C. rhabdophyllum, C. rheedei, C. rhinoceros, C. ridleyi, C. riparium, C. robinsonii, C. roohutuensis, C. saccatum, C. sagittatum, C. sagittiflorum, C. samoense, C. saprophytum, C. schlechteri, C. schumannianum, C. sciaphilum, C. segaarense, C. seidenfadenianum, C. seleniglossum, C. setipes, C. sichuanicum, C. slamatense, C. soleiforme, C. sororium, C. stenophyllum, C. stenostachys, C. stolleanum, C. sublobatum, C. sumatrense, C. sundaicum, C. szemaoense, C. szlachetkianum, C. taurinum, C. taylorii, C. tenggerense, C. ternatense, C. tetralobum, C. tixieri, C. tjiwideiense, C. torricellense, C. toxopei, C. trichopodum, C. tripartitum, C. triphyllum, C. trukense, C. tubulosum, C. umbonatum, C. umbraticola, C. uncatum, C. undulatum, C. vanroyenii, C. variabile, C. venosum, C. vermeulenianum, C. verruculosum, C. versicolor, C. vinicolor, C. vinosum, C. vitiense, C. wappeanum, C. warapussae, C. warianum, C. wenzelii, C. werneri, C. williamsii, C. woodianum, C. xanthochilum, C. yamapense, C. zippelii

Included species (for Tropicos, 10 February 2020):

C. acuminatum, C. acutangulum, C. alagense, C. amplectens, C. andamanicum, C. angustifoveum, C. aphyllum, C. apollinis, C. arachnoideum, C. arietinum, C. aschistum, C. atratum, C. atrobrachiatum, C. atrosanguineum, C. auratum, C. bahanense, C. balabacense, C. bancanoides, C. bancanum, C. bataanense, C. bellum, C. bengkulense, C. benguetense, C. biauritum, C. bidentiferum, C. bilobum, C. binabayense, C. bispiriferum, C. blumei, C. brachycaulos, C. brachyodontum, C. bracteosum, C. brevidentatum, C. breviscapum, C. burbidgei, C. calcareum, C. calophyllum, C. caricoides, C. carinatifolium, C. carinatum, C. carrii, C. caulescens, C. celebicum, C. chlorophrys, C. christinae, C. circaeum, C. clemensii, C. comans, C. comberi, C. commelinifolium, C. concavum, C. copelandii, C. cordifolium, C. cordiglottis, C. crenatilobum, C. cribbianum, C. cucullatum, C. cuneipetalum, C. cupreum, C. cupuliflorum, C. curvatulum, C. cyanobrachium, C. damusicum, C. davaensis, C. decumbens, C. dentatum, C. dewildeanum, C. diploceras, C. distans, C. dolichostachyum, C. dresslerianum, C. dryadum, C. elmeri, C. epidendrum, C. epiphyticum, C. euanthum, C. exilis, C. fasciatum, C. fimbriatum, C. finetii, C. fissum, C. flammeum, C. flavescens, C. flavovirens, C. floscularium, C. fontinale, C. fulvum, C. gibbosum, C. glabrum, C. glaucum, C. godefroyi, C. graciliscapum, C. gracillimum, C. graminifolium, C. grandiflorum, C. grandifolium, C. hainanense, C. heliophilum, C. heliophobum, C. hippocrepiformis, C. humeratum, C. hutchinsonianum, C. hydrophilum, C. imthurnii, C. incurvum, C. inexspectatum, C. insulare, C. integrilabium, C. irregularis, C. josephianum, C. junghuhnii, C. kabense, C. kandae, C. kempfii, C. kerintjiense, C. kerstingianum, C. khasianum, C. kinabaluense, C. klabatense, C. klimkoanum, C. klossii, C. kobi, C. koordersii, C. laeve, C. lamii, C. langkawiense, C. latilabre, C. latipetalum, C. latisegmentum, C. latisepalum, C. latum, C. lawleri, C. laxum, C. ledermannii, C. leucodon, C. lilacinum, C. lobatocallosum, C. lokonense, C. longifolium, C. longispicum, C. lowii, C. lunatum, C. luniferum, C. lyroglossum, C. maaikeae, C. maboroensis, C. macgregorii, C. mackinnonii, C. macrochilum, C. macrophyllum, C. macrotis, C. magnifoveum, C. marginatum, C. mariae, C. marsupichilum, C. matsudae, C. maximowiczianum, C. megalanthum, C. melanophyllum, C. merapiense, C. merrillii, C. metallicum, C. micranthum, C. microhybos, C. mieczyslawii, C. mindanaense, C. mindorense, C. multiflorum, C. myosotis, C. negrosianum, C. nemorale, C. neoebudicum, C. nephroglossum, C. nigrescens, C. nitidum, C. novoguineense, C. obovatum, C. ochyranum, C. octodentatum, C. oculatum, C. oliganthum, C. olivaceum, C. ophrydis, C. orbiculare, C. oreocharis, C. ovalisepalum, C. paguroides, C. palawense, C. parryae, C. partitilobum, C. pectinatum, C. pedicellare, C. perakense, C. petiolare, C. plantagineum, C. platychilum, C. pleistanthum, C. polyodon, C. polyphyllum, C. prasinum, C. productum, C. propinquum, C. protractum, C. puberulum, C. pubicallosum, C. punctatum, C. purpureiflorum, C. purpureonervosum, C. purpureum, C. quadridens, C. quadridentatum, C. quadrilobum, C. radicicola, C. rajanum, C. ramosii, C. ramosum, C. ranauense, C. reineckeanum, C. repens, C. resupinatum, C. retusum, C. rhabdophyllum, C. rheedii, C. rhinoceros, C. ridleyanum, C. ridleyi, C. riparium, C. rizalense, C. runcinatum, C. saccatum, C. sagittatum, C. sagittiflorum, C. samoense, C. saprophytum, C. sarawakense, C. schlechteri, C. schumannianum, C. sciaphilum, C. segaarense, C. seleniglossum, C. setipes, C. sichuanicum, C. smithianum, C. soleiforme, C. sordidum, C. sororium, C. stenophyllum, C. stenostachys, C. stolleanum, C. sublobatum, C. sumatrense, C. sundaicum, C. szlachetkianum, C. taurinum, C. taylorii, C. tenggerense, C. tetralobum, C. tixieri, C. tjiwideiense, C. torricellense, C. trichopodum, C. trinervium, C. tripartitum, C. truncicola, C. tubulosum, C. umbonatum, C. umbraticola, C. uncatum, C. undulatum, C. variabile, C. venosum, C. vermeulenianum, C. verruculosum, C. vinicolor, C. vinosum, C. vitiense, C. wappeanum, C. warapussae, C. warianum, C. wenzelii, C. werneri, C. williamsii, C. witkowskianum, C. woodianum, C. xanthochilum, C. yamapense, C. zippelii
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Crepidium rheedei Blume (1825) ← Malaxis acutangula (Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)

Crepidium acuminatum
fig. 188
Crepidium amplectens
fig. 194
Crepidium binabayense
Crepidium calophyllum
Crepidium commelinifolium
fig. 197
Crepidium dentatum
Crepidium fimbriatum
Crepidium flavescens
fig. 187
Crepidium josephianum
Crepidium junghuhnii
fig. 191
Crepidium kobi
fig. 186
Crepidium koordersii
fig. 190
Crepidium lawleri
Crepidium marsupichilum
Crepidium metallicum
Crepidium obovatum
fig. 196
Crepidium oculatum
fig. 195
Crepidium purpureiflorum
Crepidium rheedei subsp. purpureiflorum
Crepidium quadridentatum
Crepidium quadrilobum
Crepidium ramosii
Malaxis moluccana
Crepidium resupinatum
Crepidium rheedei
fig. 192
Type species
Crepidium ridleyi
fig. 193
Crepidium robinsonii
Crepidium sagittatum
fig. 189
Crepidium taurinum
Crepidium tjiwideiense
Crepidium uncatum
Crepidium xanthochilum

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Australasia
- Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland.
Pacific
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands.
- South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Society Islands, Tubuai Islands.
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands.

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