Epidendrum ruizianum is an epiphytic reed-stemmed Epidendrum of the orchid family native to the cloud forests of Bolivia (including Cochabamba and La Paz[1]), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, at altitudes of 2–3 km.

Epidendrum ruizianum belongs to the subgenus E. subg.

Spathium Lindl., and as such is a sympodial plant with cylindrical, unswollen stems covered with close, imbricating sheathes which bear leaves on the upper part of the stem, and with the apical inflorescence erupting from an enlarged spathe.

The paniculate inflorescence grows as long as 50 cm, with the alternate, dense racemes emerging from falcate spathes[2] 5 cm long.

Some pictures of the flowers and inflorescence may be found at The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia