Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum
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The subgenus Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum was published as "Euepidendrum" in 1841 with the diagnosis "Caulis foliosus. Pedunculus brevis esquamatus. Labellum adnatum." This reed-stemmed genus includes sympodial
Epidendrum plants with stems covered with imbricating sheaths which show no tendency to swell into pseudobulb
s, and with terminal inflorescence
s which lack any sheath or spathe at the base.
Reichenbach recognized four sections in this subgenus:
Sympodial
Sympodial means "with conjoined feet", and in biology is often used to refer to the outward morphology or mode of growth of organisms.-In botany:...
Epidendrum plants with stems covered with imbricating sheaths which show no tendency to swell into pseudobulb
Pseudobulb
The pseudobulb is a storage organ derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.It applies to the orchid family , specifically certain groups of epiphytic orchids, and may be single or composed of several internodes with evergreen or deciduous leaves along its length.In some species, it is...
s, and with terminal inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s which lack any sheath or spathe at the base.
Reichenbach recognized four sections in this subgenus:
- E. EquitantiaEpidendrum sect. EquitantiaThe section Epidendrum sect. EquitantiaRchb.f. 1861 of the subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum Lindl. 1841 of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae was published in 1861 by Reichenbach with the notationEpidendrum sect...
- E. SarcophyllaEpidendrum sect. SarcophyllaThe section Epidendrum sect. Sarcophylla Rchb.f. is a subsection of subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae. In 1861, Reichenbach recognized one species in this section:...
- E. Teretifolia
- E. PlanifoliaEpidendrum sect. PlanifoliaThe section Epidendrum sect. Planifolia of the subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum Lindl. 1841 of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae was published in 1861 by Reichenbach It differs from the other three sections The section Epidendrum sect. Planifolia of the subgenus...