The section ''Epidendrum'' sect. ''Equitantia''

Rchb.f. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (Dresden, 3 January 1823 – Hamburg, 6 May 1889) was a botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. His father Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (author of ''Icones Florae Germanicae et Helv ...

1861 of the subgenus ''E''. subg. ''Epidendrum''

Lindl. John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...

1841 of the genus ''

Epidendrum ''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 (from Greek ''επί, epi'' and ''δένδρ� ...

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Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

was published in 1861 by

Reichenbach Reichenbach may refer to: Places Austria * Reichenbach (Litschau), a part of Litschau * Reichenbach (Rappottenstein), a part of Rappottenstein Germany * Reichenbach (Oberlausitz), in Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis district, Saxony * Rei ...

with the notation : Folia equitantia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. ''Equitantia.'' ''Epidendrum'' sect. ''Equitantia'' differs from the other sections by having leaves that overlap at the base to form a fan, similar to the leaves of a ''

Tolumnia ''Tolumnia'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Tolumnia'' (bug), a genus of insects in the family Pentatomidae * ''Tolumnia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

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Iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...

''. Reichenbach did not list any subsections of ''Epidendrum'' sect. ''Equitantia''. Of the two species placed in this section by Reichenbach, ''Epidendrum Equitans''

(1838) ''nom. illeg.'' has been moved to ''

Jacquiniella equitantifolia ''Jacquiniella'' (tufted orchid) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. The diploid chromosome number of one species, ''J. globosa'', ...

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(1966), leaving only one species placed in this section by Reichenbach and accepted by Kew: * '' E. vesicatum''

(1838) (p. 397 of Reichenbach, 1861)

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