Epidendrum subsect. Paniculata Rchb.f. 1861 is a subsection of section E. sect. Planifolia

Epidendrum sect. Planifolia

The 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...

 of subgenus E. subgen. Epidendrum

Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum

The subgenus Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum was published as "Euepidendrum" in 1841 with the diagnosis "Caulis foliosus. Pedunculus brevis esquamatus...

 of the genus Epidendrum

Epidendrum

Epidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...

of the Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...

 (orchid family). Plants of E. subsect. Paniculata differ from the other subsections of E. sect. Planifolia by producing paniculate

Panicle

A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches; in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes....

 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. In 1861, Reichenbach recognized eighteen species in this subsection. From this group, Kew recognizes seventeen species (Page numbers are from Reichenbach):

• E. agathosmicum Rchb.f. (1850) (p. 413)
• E. aquaticum Lindl. (1843) (p. 411)
• E. dendrobioides
  Epidendrum dendrobioides
  Epidendrum dendrobioides is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.The name means that this Epidendrum resembles a Dendrobium . This sympodial "tree grower" grows terrestrially in central Brazil, at altitudes of 600—900 m. Its stem can grow to 0.4 m tall...
  
   Thunb. (1818) as E. durum Lindl. (1841) (p. 412) and E. carnosumLindl. (1842) (p. 412)
• E. densiflorum Hook. (1840) as E. floribundum var lilacinum Lindl. (1853) (p. 413)
• E. diffusum Sw.
  Olof Swartz
  Olof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
  
  (p. 410)
• E. ferrugineum Ruiz & Pav. (1798) as E. naucrates Rchb.f. (1854) (pp. 412–413)
• E. frigidum
  Epidendrum frigidum
  Epidendrum frigidum is a reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid from the high-altitude tropics in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-Description:...
  
   Linden
  Jean Jules Linden
  Jean Jules Linden , was a Belgian botanist and explorer, horticulturist and businessman, specialising in orchids, on which subject he wrote a number of books....
  
   ex Lindl. (1845) (p. 411)
• E. frutex
  Epidendrum frutex
  Epidendrum frutex is a high-altitude species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-Description:...
  
   Rchb.f. (1855) (pp. 411–412)
• E. lanipes
  Epidendrum lanipes
  Epidendrum lanipes Lindl. is an epiphytic sympodial orchid with spindle-shaped stems native to the montane tropical rainforest of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at altitudes ranging from 0.8 to 1.4 km.-Description:...
  
   Lindl. (1853) (p. 413)
• E. paniculatum
  Epidendrum paniculatum
  Epidendrum paniculatum is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.-Taxonomy:Reichenbach determined that E. fastigiatum Lindl. 1853, E. floribundum Kunth 1816, and E. paniculatum Ruiz & Pav. , including E. cuspidatum Lindl. , E. laevi Lindl. , and E. longicrure Lindl...
  
   Ruiz
  Ruiz
  Ruiz is a Hispanic surname meaning "son of Ruy". It refers to:*Persons**Adolfo Ruiz Cortines , President of Mexico 1952-1958.**Alejandro R. Ruiz, U.S...
  
   & Pav. (1798) as E. floribundumHumb. & Kunth (1816) (pp. 413–414)
• E. parviflorum
  Epidendrum parviflorum
  Epidendrum parviflorum is a small-flowered reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid found in the montane tropical wet forests of Bolivia , Ecuador, and Amazonas, Peru.-Description:...
  
   Ruiz
  Ruiz
  Ruiz is a Hispanic surname meaning "son of Ruy". It refers to:*Persons**Adolfo Ruiz Cortines , President of Mexico 1952-1958.**Alejandro R. Ruiz, U.S...
  
   & Pav. (1798) as E. gramineum Lindl. (1831) (p. 410)
• E. pseudepidendrum
  Epidendrum pseudepidendrum
  Epidendrum pseudepidendrum is a species of orchid native to Costa Rica and Panama. The upright canes, which can reach 5 ft., bear paniculate inflorescences which can re-bloom for several years...
  
   (p. 414) Rchb.f.(1856) (p. 414)
• E. purum Lindl. (1844)(p. 412)
• E. recurvatum Lindl. (1845) (p, 410)
• E. subpurum Rchb.f. (p. 413)
• E. verrucosum
  Epidendrum verrucosum
  Epidendrum verrucosum is a species of Epidendrum orchid that was described by Schwartz in 1806. In 1861, Reichenbach placed it in subsection Euepidendrum Planifolia Paniculata of the genus Epidendrum.-Homonymy:...
  
   Sw.
  Olof Swartz
  Olof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
  
   (1806) (p. 414)
• E. vincentinum Lindl. (1841)(p. 411)

Additionally, E. pseudepidendrum var. auratum Rchb.f. (1885) has been raised to a species as E. xanthoianthinum Hagsater(1993).