Epidendrum subsect. Paniculata
Introduction ''Epidendrum'' subsect. ''Paniculata'' Rchb.f. 1861 is a subsection of section ''E''. sect. ''Planifolia'' of subgenus ''E''. subgen. ''Epidendrum'' of the genus ''Epidendrum'' of the Orchidaceae (orchid family). Plants of ''E''. subsect. ''Paniculata'' differ from the other subsections of ''E''. sect. ''Planifolia'' by producing paniculate inflorescences. 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'' Thunb. (1818)  as ''E. durum'' Lindl. (1841) (p. 412) and ''E. carnosum''Lindl. (1842) (p. 412) * ''E. densiflorum'' Hook. (1840) as ''E. floribundum'' var ''lilacinum'' Lindl. (1853) (p. 413) * ''E. diffusum'' Sw. (p. 410) * ''E. ferrugineum'' Ruiz & Pav. (1798) as ''E. naucrates'' Rchb.f. (1854) (pp. 412–413) * ''E. frigidum ''Linden ex Lindl. (1845)  (p. 411) * ''E. frutex ''Rchb.f. (1855)  (pp. 411–412) * ''E. lanipes ''Lindl. (1853) (p. 413) * ''E. paniculatum ''Ruiz & Pav. (1798)  as ''E. floribundum''Humb. & Kunth (1816)  (pp. 413–414) * ''E. parviflorum ''Ruiz & Pav. (1798) as ''E. gramineum'' Lindl. (1831) (p. 410) * ''E. pseudepidendrum'' (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'' Sw. (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).
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