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Encyclia pachyantha

Encyclia pachyantha

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Encyclia
Species: Encycl. pachyantha
Alliance:
Binomial name
Encyclia pachyantha
(Lindl.) Hoehne 1952


Encyclia pachyantha is a plant in the genus Encyclia.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with many 5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil

Culture[]

Plants grow in intermediate to warm conditions and can be grown in medium size fir bark with perlite. Plant prefers drying periods between watering and bright light is recommended. Lengthen drying period a bit in the winter.


Naming[]

Common Name: The Fleshy-Flowered Encyclia


Synonyms[]

  1. *Epidendrum pachyanthum Lindl. 1838
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