In 1861, Reichenbach placed it in subsection Euepidendrum Planifolia Paniculata of the genus Epidendrum.

[1] In 1844, Lindley published a description of a very different orchid, Encyclia adenocaula (Lex.)

(1918), under the name Epidendrum verrucosum,[2] making Epidendrum verrucosum Lindl.

(1844) an illegitimate name, and a synonym for Encyclia adenocaula.

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