Mystery plant ID with spots

[BikerDoc5968]

I don't mean to look brain-dead here 'cause I don't keep up with genera name changes but it looks like a dendrobium cane....

[lambelkip]

Originally Posted by BikerDoc5968

I don't mean to look brain-dead here 'cause I don't keep up with genera name changes but it looks like a dendrobium cane....

doc, this has nothing to do with name changes. reed stemmed epidendrums can easily be mistaken for hard cane dendrobiums, but they're part of the cattleya alliance. the epis tend to have more evenly spaced leaves, and will grow aerial roots if the humidity is high enough. i can't say for certain, but this one looks like an epi to me.

[greenbean]

I only have one epidendrum but the university I go to has more in their greenhouses. Those canes look a little thick to me. I agree that the regularity of the leaves is more typical of epidendrum than dendrobium though, so maybe it's just a beefy one, like Arnold Schwarzidendrum. The leaves also look too dark. Most of the ones I've seen are a medium to light green. Mine also has a few purple streaks on the stem. Take irphrog's advice and give it a bit more light!