Epidendrum sect. Planifolia

Epidendrum sect. Planifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Subgenus: E. subg. Epidendrum
Section: E. sect. Planifolia
Rchb.f.

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[1] It differs from the other three sections (E. sect. Equitantia Rchb.f. 1841, E. sect. Sarcophylla Rchb.f., and E. sect. Teretifolia Rchb.f.) by having flat (instead of round) leaves. Like the other sections of E. subg. Epidendrum, the inflorescence grows from the apex of the stem, and bears no spathe or sheath at the base of the peduncle.

As defined by Reichenbach, the section contains four subsections:

References

  1. "Folia plana" Reichenbach, H. G. "ORCHIDES" in Carl Müller, Ed. Walpers Annales Botanices Systematicae Tomus VI  Berlin, 1861. p. 397.


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