Genus Calopogon R. Br.


Summary
Genus number:
1920
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Arethuseae
Subtribe:
Arethusinae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) under Madrid ICN Art. 14 (see App. III)


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References:
  1. Goldman, D. H. et al. 2004. Molecular and cytological examination of Calopogon (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae): circumscription, phylogeny, polyploidy, and possible hybrid speciation. Amer. J. Bot. 91:707-723.
  2. Goldman, D. H. et al. 2004. Morphometric circumscription of species and infraspecific taxa in Calopogon R.Br. (Orchidaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 247:37-60.
  3. Pridgeon, A. M. et al., eds. 1999-. Genera Orchidacearum. Note: Oxford University Press
  4. Trapnell, D. W. et al. 2004. Genetic variation and species boundaries in Calopogon (Orchidaceae). Syst. Bot. 29:308-315. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1920. Accessed 10 May 2026.