Epidendrum subg. Pleuranthium
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|Kingdom:
|Plantae
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|Clade:
|Tracheophytes
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|Clade:
|Angiosperms
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|Clade:
|Monocots
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|Order:
|Asparagales
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|Family:
|Orchidaceae
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|Subfamily:
|Epidendroideae
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|Genus:
|Epidendrum
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|Subgenus:
|Epidendrum subg. Pleuranthium
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The subgenus Pleuranthium of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae is distinguished from the other subgenera by having lateral inflorescences on the reed-like stems of the sympodial plant. With the exception of subgenus Psilanthemum Klotzsch, all of the remaining subgenera produce terminal inflorescences.
H. G. Reichenbach recognized four species in this subgenus.[1] Kew has concluded that one of these, E. pileatum, is a synonym for E. dendrobii[2] (page numbers refer to H. G. Reichenbach 1861):
- E. aggregatum Lindl. 1841 (p. 415)
- E. cauliflorum Lindl. 1838 (p. 415)
- E. dendrobii Rchb.f. 1850 (pp. 414, 415)
References
- ^ H. G. Reichenbach, "Orchides" in C. Müller, Ed. Walpers. Annales Botanices Systematicae Tomus VI pp. 414-415 Berlin, 1861.
- ^ http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/