Epidendrum subg. Pleuranthium

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.

Epidendrum subg. Pleuranthium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Epidendrum
Subgenus:	Epidendrum subg. Pleuranthium Rchb.f.

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)