The section Epidendrum sect.

Planifolia of the subgenus E. subg.

1841 of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae was published in 1861 by Reichenbach[1] It differs from the other three sections (E. sect.

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: