''Echinosepala'' is a proposed

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s comprising the

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''Silenia'' and ''Satyria'' of the genus ''

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''. There is little reason to resist this change, thus ''Echinosepala'' is widely accepted. The genus contains 8

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. The genus was formerly known as ''Echinella'' Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, but as this latter also refers to an

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genus, it has been changed to ''Echinosepala''.

List of species

#'' Echinosepala aspasicensis'' (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala balaeniceps'' (Luer & Dressler) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala lappiformis'' (A.H.Heller & L.O.Williams) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala pan'' (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala sempergemmata'' (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala stonei'' (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala tomentosa'' (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002). #'' Echinosepala uncinata'' (Fawc.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, (2002).

References

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