Epidendrum, abbreviated Epi in the horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,500 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit.
Encyclia is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek enkykleomai, referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated as E. in the horticultural trade.
Prosthechea is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the Greek word prostheke (appendix), referring to the appendage on the back of the column. Appendage orchid is a common name for this genus. Prosthechea is abbreviated Psh. in the horticultural trade.
Epidendrum falcatum, synonym Coilostylis falcata, is an orchid native to Mexico and Honduras.
Epidendrum bambusiforme is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum native to Peru.
Epidendrum capricornu is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum native to southern Ecuador and north Peru. It is known as the goat-horned epidendrum.
Epidendrum ciliare, synonyms including Coilostylis ciliaris is a species of orchid. It is known as the fringed star orchid. It has a wide distribution from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to northern and western South America.
Epidendrum dendrobioides is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.
Epidendrum durum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to north Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela. It was first described by John Lindley in 1841.
Epidendrum alsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to south-east Venezuela and Guyana. It was first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1886.
Epidendrum spathatum, synonym Epidendrum embreei, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.
Epidendrum conopseum, synonym Epidendrum magnoliae, sometimes called the green-fly orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. It is the most northern-growing epiphytic orchid in North America, being found wild in the southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina, and also in northeastern Mexico.
Epidendrum parkinsonianum, synonym Coilostylis parkinsoniana, is an epiphytic species of orchid, native to Mexico and Central America.
Epidendrum philocremnum is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. The plant is native to Ecuador, in western South America.
Epidendrum umbelliferum is a species of orchid, native to the Caribbean. It is known as the umbrella epidendrum.
Epidendrum chlorocorymbos is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native from central Mexico through Central America to Colombia. It was first described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1922.
Epidendrum pseudodifformeHoehne & Schltr. (1925) is an epiphytic orchid, native to Brazil.
Epidendrum kautskyi is a species of orchid of the genus Epidendrum. This is an epiphytic orchid occurring in Brazil.
Epidendrum alpicola is a tropical orchid native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at altitudes from 1.8—2.7 km.
Epidendrum floridense is a threatened species of orchid native to southern Florida, in the Everglades and in the region around Lake Okeechobee. It was long listed as E. difformeJacquin, formerly considered a highly variable species but now known to be a complex of dozens of species.
