Epidendrum ramosum Jacq. (Enum. Syst. Pl. 29. 1760.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Synonyms: Epidendrum ramosum Jacq. var. lineare Stehlé (Bull. Agric. Martinique 8: 249. 1939.), Epidendrum rigidum sensu Lodd., non Jacq. (Bot. Cab. 16: t. 1600. 1830.), Spathiger ramosus (Jacq.) Britton (In N.L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 202. 1924.),
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