Characterized by the sympodial, caespitose plants blooming on a terminal, subumbelliform inflorescence subtended by prominent, wide, truncate, spathaceous bracts and has an ovary with an inflated nectary that forms a vesicle.

GROUP Loefgrenii

  1. Epidendrum loefgrenii Cogn. 1898 Brazil

  2. Epidendrum molle Rchb.f. 1876 Brazil

  3. Epidendrum silvanum V.P.Castro & Chiron 2003 Brazil

  4. Epidendrum trianthum Schltr. 1923 Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica

  5. Epidendrum vesicatum Lindl. 1838 Brazil

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum Peruviarum Plate 240 Bennett & Christenson 1995; Icones Orchidacearum 9 Plate 916 Hagsater & Sanchez 2007; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1191 Hagsater 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1306 Hagsater & Sanchez 2010 see recognition section