Epidendrum pseudepidendrum

Epidendrum pseudepidendrum (the "False Epidendrum Epidendrum") is a species of orchid native to Costa Rica and Panama. The upright canes, which can reach 5 ft., bear paniculate inflorescences which can re-bloom for several years.^[1] According to Reichenbach, the strange name is the result of first being named Pseudepidendrum spectabile, before being moved to Epidendrum.

Epidendrum pseudepidendrum
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. pseudepidendrum
Binomial name
Epidendrum pseudepidendrum Rchb.f. (1856)
Synonyms
Pseudepidendrum spectabile Rchb.f. (1852)

Botanical illustration of Epidendrum pseudepidendrum.

The species E. xanthoianthinum Hágsater (1993) was first described as a gold variety of this species, with the name E. pseudepidendrum var. auratum Rchb.f. (1885).

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