Epidendrum difforme

Epidendrum difforme (the "Differently Formed Epidendrum") is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. In 1861, Müller classified this species in the subsection Umbellata of the section Planifolia of subgenus Euepidendrum Lindl. of the genus Epidendrum.

Epidendrum difforme
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. Umbellata
Species:	E. difforme
Binomial name
Epidendrum difforme Jacq. (1760)
Synonyms
Epidendrum radiatum Hoffmanns. (1842) Epidendrum virens Hoffmanns. (1842) Epidendrum arachnoideum Barb.Rodr. (1877) Auliza difformis (Jacq.) Small (1913) Amphiglottis difformis (Jacq.) Britton (1924) Neolehmannia difformis (Jacq.) Pabst (1978)

The diploid chromosome number of E. difforme has been determined both as 2n = 40 and as 2n = 39.^[1]