Epidendrum subsect. Umbellata
Introduction '''''Epidendrum'' subsect. ''Umbellata''''' Rchb.f. (1861) is a subsection of section ''E''. sect. ''Planifolia'' Rchb.f. (1861) of subgenus ''E''. subg. ''Epidendrum'' Lindl. (1841) of the genus ''Epidendrum'' of the Orchidaceae (orchid family). Plants of ''E''. subsect. ''Umbellata'' differ from the other subsections of ''E''. sect. ''Planifolia'' by producing inflorescences which are umbel-like. In 1861, Reichenbach  recognized ten species in this subsection. Of these, nine are recognized with the same names by Kew (page numbers refer to Reichenbach):* ''E. piperinum'' Lindl. (1845) (p. 401)* ''E. difforme'' Jacq. (1760) (pp. 402–403)* ''E. lacertinum'' Lindl. (1841) (pp. 403–404)* ''E. latilabre'' Lindl. (1841) (p. 403)* ''E. longicolle'' Lindl. (1838) (p. 404)* ''E. nocturnum'' Jacq. (1760) (p. 404), the type species of the genus ''Epidendrum''* ''E. sculptum'' Rchb.f. (1854) (p. 401)* ''E. tetraceros'' Rchb.f. (1852) (p. 403)* ''E. tolimense'' Lindl. (1845) (p. 402)The tenth species listed by Reichenbach, ''E. ensatum'', is identified by Kew as a synonym of ''E. anceps'' Jacq. (1763), which was classified by Reichenbach (p. 385) in the subsection ''E''. subsect. ''Integra'' of ''E''. sect. ''Schistochila of ''E''. subg. ''Amphiglottium''.The diagnosis and name of this subsection were published on page 397 of Reichenbach, 1861, as:Folia plana, bracteis depauperatis. floribus umbellatis . . . . . . . . . . C. ''Plaifolia umbellata.''
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