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Epipactis (Greek, epipegnuo; it coagulates milk). Orchidaceae. Hardy terrestrial orchids of minor value.
Leafy orchids with creeping rootstocks and un- branched sts.: lvs. ovate or lanceolate, with plaited veins: fls. purplish brown, nearly white or tinged red; lower bracts often longer than the fls.; sepals free, spreading, nearly as large as the petals; lip free, deeply concave at base, without callosities, narrowly constricted and somewhat jointed in the middle, the upper portion dilated, petaloid.—Ten or a dozen species in the north temperate zone. The first mentioned may be secured through dealers in native western and Japanese plants; the second is listed in the American edition of a Dutch catalogue. For other definitions of the name Epipactis, see Goodyera.
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