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Encyclia
Encyclia is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek enkykleomai ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. The abbreviation in the horticultural trade is E.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Florida butterfly orchid
speciesEncyclia tampensis
Large-Lipped Encyclia
speciesEncyclia cordigera
Winged Encyclia
speciesEncyclia alata
Encyclia adenocarpos
speciesEncyclia adenocarpos
Encyclia adenocaula
speciesEncyclia adenocaula
Encyclia parviflora
speciesEncyclia parviflora
Encyclia meliosma
speciesEncyclia meliosma
Encyclia granitica
speciesEncyclia granitica
Encyclia patens
speciesEncyclia patens
María's Encyclia
speciesEncyclia bractescens
Threadstemmed Encyclia
speciesEncyclia nematocaulon
Encyclia altissima
speciesEncyclia altissima
Encyclia guatemalensis
speciesEncyclia guatemalensis
Encyclia jenischiana
speciesEncyclia jenischiana
Encyclia candollei
speciesEncyclia candollei
Encyclia ceratistes
speciesEncyclia ceratistes
Encyclia papillosa
speciesEncyclia papillosa
Encyclia atrorubens
speciesEncyclia atrorubens
Encyclia stellata
speciesEncyclia stellata
Encyclia microbulbon
speciesEncyclia microbulbon
Encyclia alboxanthina
speciesEncyclia alboxanthina
Encyclia trachycarpa
speciesEncyclia trachycarpa
Encyclia diota
speciesEncyclia diota
Encyclia argentinensis
speciesEncyclia argentinensis
Encyclia rodolfoi
speciesEncyclia rodolfoi
Hanbury's Encyclia
speciesEncyclia hanburyi
Encyclia belizensis
speciesEncyclia belizensis
Encyclia chloroleuca
speciesEncyclia chloroleuca
Encyclia linearifolioides
speciesEncyclia linearifolioides
Encyclia rzedowskiana
speciesEncyclia rzedowskiana
Encyclia kennedyi
speciesEncyclia kennedyi
Encyclia oncidioides
speciesEncyclia oncidioides
Encyclia acapulcensis
speciesEncyclia acapulcensis
Encyclia phoenicea
speciesEncyclia phoenicea
Encyclia trachychila
speciesEncyclia trachychila
Encyclia huertae
speciesEncyclia huertae
Encyclia aspera
speciesEncyclia aspera
Encyclia selligera
speciesEncyclia selligera
Encyclia incumbens
speciesEncyclia incumbens
Encyclia caicensis
speciesEncyclia caicensis
Encyclia replicata
speciesEncyclia replicata
Rufous Butterfly Orchid
speciesEncyclia rufa
Encyclia enriquearcilae
speciesEncyclia enriquearcilae
Encyclia correllii
speciesEncyclia correllii
Encyclia thrombodes
speciesEncyclia thrombodes
Encyclia aenicta
speciesEncyclia aenicta
Encyclia mapuerae
speciesEncyclia mapuerae
Encyclia dichroma
speciesEncyclia dichroma
Encyclia spatella
speciesEncyclia spatella
Encyclia dickinsoniana
speciesEncyclia dickinsoniana
Encyclia suaveolens
speciesEncyclia suaveolens
Encyclia ambigua
speciesEncyclia ambigua
Encyclia randii
speciesEncyclia randii
Encyclia xerophytica
speciesEncyclia xerophytica
West Indian butterfly orchid
speciesEncyclia fucata
Encyclia moebusii
speciesEncyclia moebusii
Encyclia leucantha
speciesEncyclia leucantha
Encyclia profusa
speciesEncyclia profusa
Encyclia mooreana
speciesEncyclia mooreana
Encyclia gravida
speciesEncyclia gravida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84579.