Epidendrum subsect. Racemosa
Epidendrum subsect. Racemosa is a subsection belonging to section E. sect. Planifolia of subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum within the orchid family Orchidaceae. Plants classified under Racemosa differ from other subsections of E. sect. Planifolia in their production of raceme-like inflorescences. In 1861, Reichenbach identified 26 species within this subsection. These names correspond to 25 species currently recognized in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families :E. acuminatum Ruiz & Pav. E. angustissimum Lindl. E. arbuscula Lindl. E. cardioglossum Rchb.f. E. cernuum Kunth E. chioneum Lindl. E. conopseum R.Br., syn. E. magnoliae Muhl. E. fimbriatum Kunth E. gastropodium Rchb.f. E. globiflorum F.Lelun & Kraenzl as E. coccineum Rchb.f. nom. illeg. E. incomptum Rchb.f. E. insectiferum Lindl. E. jamaicense Lindl. E. longipetalum A.Rich & Galeotti E. orgyale Lindl. E. philippii Rchb.f. E. propinquum A.Rich. & Galeotti . also listed as E. ledifolium A.Rich. & Galeotti .E. quadrangulatum A.D.Hawkes as E. quadratum Lindl. nom. illeg. E. sarcostalix Rchb.f. & Warsz. E. steyermarkii A.D. Hawkes as E matutinum Rchb.f. nom. illeg. E. scabrum Ruiz & Pav. E. tenue Lindl. E. torquatum Lindl. E. vernixium Rchb.f. & Warsz. E. veroscriptum Hágsater as E. scriptum A.Rich. & Galeotti ''nom. illeg.''