Epidendrum sect. Planifolia
The section Epidendrum sect. Planifolia of the subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum Lindl. 1841 of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae was published in 1861 by Reichenbach It differs from the other three sections by having flat leaves. Like the other sections of E. subg. Epidendrum, the inflorescence grows from the apex of the stem, and bears no spathe or sheath at the base of the peduncle.
As defined by Reichenbach, the section contains four subsections:
- E. subsect. Spathacea, with large floral bracts
- E. subsect. Umbellata,, with umbell-like inflorescences
- E. subsect. Racemosa, with racemose inflorescences
- E. subsect. Paniculata, with paniculate inflorescences.