First description by Blume (1823) on page 82, mentioning three species: E. elongata, E. cylindrica, E. linearis. E. elongata and E. cylindrica are accepted by van der Meijden (1988), E. linearis is synonymous to E. elongata. Tsukaya and Okada (2012) reported an albino form (Epirixanthes elongata f. alba) of this species from Betung Kerihun National Park in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Taxonomic name:
Epirixanthes elongata (Mycoheterotrophic Plants), Epirixanthes linearis (Mycoheterotrophic Plants), Epirixanthes aphylla (Mycoheterotrophic Plants), Epirixanthes tenella (Mycoheterotrophic Plants), Salomonia parasitica (Mycoheterotrophic Plants), Salomonia elongata (Mycoheterotrophic Plants), Epirixanthes elongata f. alba (Mycoheterotrophic Plants)