Epidendrum serpens là một sympodial pseudobulbous lan that grows among lichens on trees near the tree line at altidudes of 1.6-3.5 km in Peru và Ecuador, including the states of Azuay và Pichincha.
The flattened oblong cylindrical pseudobulbs grow to 2 cm long and bear one[1] or two to three[2] leaves. The short, terminal, racemose inflorescence bears three to seven rather large flowers, up to 2 cm across, colored deep violet (Reichenbach) to wine-red (Dodson & Dodson). The lip is heart-shaped ở đó nó diverges from the apex of the column, is bolobate at the apex, bears a low keel down the middle, and is slightly fringed on the edge.
Epidendrum serpens là một sympodial pseudobulbous lan that grows among lichens on trees near the tree line at altidudes of 1.6-3.5 km in Peru và Ecuador, including the states of Azuay và Pichincha.