Encyclia rufa [Lindley]Britton & Millsap 1920

Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Sandra T. Hardy

Plant and Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Kenni Judd and Juno Beach Orchids.

Common Name Bahama Encyclia

Flower Size

This is a Bahamian species that grows epiphytically at the base of small trees but occasionally arise lithophytically on the limestone rocks below at elevations of 0 to 30 meters, blooming in the spring on an erect, several flowered inflorescence with fragrant showy flowers.

Synonyms Encyclia bahamamense [Griesb.] Britt & Millsp. 1920; Epidendrum bahamaense Griesb. 1864; Epidendrum primulinum Batem ex Lindl. 1853; *Epidendrum rufum Lindl. 1845

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909 as Epidendrum fucatum; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909 as Epidendrum bahamense; AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 10 1992 drawing; Cattleyas and Their Relatives Withner Vol 4 1996

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