GROUP Frutex

Recognized by the caepitose habit, usutally simple stems, lanceolate leaves, inflorescence lacking spathes, nutant racemes, and a widely cordiform to reniform lip.

  1. Epidendrum acrorhodum Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador

  2. Epidendrum aquaticoides C.Schweinf. 1943 Ecuador Peru

  3. Epidendrum citrinanthum Hágsater 2018 Ecuador

  4. Epidendrum effusipetalum Hágsater, Edquén & E.Santiago 2018 Peru

  5. Epidendrum frigidum Linden ex Lindl. 1845 Venezuela, Colombia Peru

  6. Epidendrum frutex Rchb.f. 1855 Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

  7. Epidendrum harlingii Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador

  8. Epidendrum melanotrichoides Hágsater & Dodson 1999 Ecuador

  9. Epidendrum naviculare Hagsater, M E Acuna & E Santiago 2020 pERU

  10. Epidendrum orthocaule Schltr. 1921 Ecuador

  11. Epidendrum papallactense Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador

  12. Epidendrum stenophyton Schltr. 1921 Peru and Bolivia

  13. Epidendrum sterroanthum Schltr. 1920 Colombia
GROUP Frutex SUBGROUP Leptanthum

Characterized by the thin stems, sparsely branched when mature, leaves short, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate oblong, nearly parallel to the stem, inflorescence arching-nutant, apical and lateral in mature stems, racemose to paniculate, few-flowered.

  1. Epidendrum choccei M.E.Acuña, Hágsater & E.Santiago 2019 Peru

  2. Epidendrum citrinanthum Hágsater 2018 Ecuador

  3. Epidendrum effusipetalum Hágsater, Edquén & E.Santiago 2018 Peru

  4. Epidendrum leptanthum Hágsater 2018 Ecuador

  5. Epidendrum podocarpense Hágsater & E.Santiago 2018 Ecuador

  6. Epidendrum tambillense Hágsater 2018 Ecuador

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Xenia Orchidaceae Rchb.f 1854 drawing fide; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 6 Dunsterville & Garay 1976; Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 3 1970; The Orchids of Venezuela, An Illustrated Field Guide Dunsterville & Garay 1979; Icones Orchidacearum 3 Plate 353 Hagsater & Sanchez 1999 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 403 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 443 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 468 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1670 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1673 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1677 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1696 Hagsater & Jimenez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1698 Hagsater & Jimenez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 17[1] Plate 1712 Hagsater & Jimenez 2019 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 18(1) plate 1827 2020 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 18(2) Plate 1881 Hagsater & Jimenez 2021 see recognition section

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