Epidendrum verrucosum is a species of Epidendrum orchid that was described by Schwartz in 1806. In 1861, Reichenbach placed it in subsection Euepidendrum Planifolia Paniculata of the genus Epidendrum.
In 1844, Lindley published a description of a very different orchid, Encyclia adenocaula <small>(Lex.) Schltr. (1918)</small>, under the name Epidendrum verrucosum, making Epidendrum verrucosum <small>Lindl. (1844)</small> an illegitimate name, and a synonym for Encyclia adenocaula.