Epipogium, commonly known as ghost orchids[2] (Chinese: 虎舌蘭; pinyin: hǔshé lán[3] or 上鬚蘭; shàngxū lán), is a genus of four species of terrestrial leafless orchids in the family Orchidaceae.

They have a fleshy underground rhizome and the flowering stem is the only part above ground level.

The flowers are yellowish white with violet or reddish brown markings and are short-lived.

[2][3][4][5] The genus Epipogium was first formally described in 1792 by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen after an unpublished description by Johann Georg Gmelin and the description was published in Borkhausen's book Tentamen dispositionis Plantarum Germaniae seminiferarum.

[4] The following is a list of species of epipogium recognised by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at October 2018:[1] Orchids in the genus Epipogon grow in a range of habitats but are most common in rainforest, especially where there is rotting wood.