The section Epidendrum sect. Equitantia<small>Rchb.f. 1861</small> of the subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum <small>Lindl. 1841</small> of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae was published in 1861 by Reichenbach with the notation
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 or Iris.
Reichenbach did not list any subsections of Epidendrum sect. Equitantia. Of the two species placed in this section by Reichenbach, Epidendrum Equitans <small>Lindl. (1838) nom. illeg.</small> has been moved to Jacquiniella equitantifolia <small>(Ames) Dressler (1966)</small>, leaving only one species placed in this section by Reichenbach and accepted by Kew: