Epidendrum dendrobioides

Epidendrum dendrobioides is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.^[1]

Epidendrum dendrobioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Epidendrum
Subgenus:	Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum
Section:	Epidendrum sect. Planifolia
Subsection:	Epidendrum subsect. Paniculata
Species:	E. dendrobioides
Binomial name
Epidendrum dendrobioides Thunb.
Synonyms[1]
Epidendrum aquaticum Lindl. Epidendrum carnosum var. nutans Cogn. Epidendrum durum var. parviflorum Lindl.

The name means that this Epidendrum (Greek for "upon a tree") resembles a Dendrobium (Greek for "tree grower"). This sympodial "tree grower" grows terrestrially in central Brazil, at altitudes of 600–900 m. Its stem can grow to 0.4 m tall. The coriaceous leaves are sessile, arising from clasping sheathes which cover the stem. The congested paniculate inflorescence arises from the apex of the stem and bears small, fleshy yellow flowers.^{[citation needed]}