Encyclia candollei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Encyclia |
| Species: | E. candollei
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Encyclia candollei is a species of epiphytic orchid of yellow-brown to reddish flowers, native to Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.
Description[edit]
The orchid species is a medium-sized, cool growing, epiphytic species. It has clustered, ovoid-conical to globose pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several scarious, sheaths and 1 to 3, coriaceous, elliptic -ligulate leaves. It blooms in the later spring and summer on a terminal 3 foot [to 90 cm] long, many flowered panicle arising on a mature pseudobulb with several short branches and carrying 2 to 8, weakly fragrant flowers.[1]
The flowers have sepals and petals that are yellow-brown to chocolate and a lip that is cream-colored with fine red-violet veins.[2][3] The flowers are displayed high above the leaves and have a mild fragrance.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Encyclia candollei is a cool growing epiphyte usually growing on oaks in mountainous forests at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters. Their habitat is situated in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.[1][4]
Gallery[edit]
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Encyclia candollei plant -
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Encyclia candollei inflorescence -
Encyclia candollei detail of flowers
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Encyclia candollei - Orchid Species". OrchidSpecies.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Encyclia candollei - Atlas of Florida Plants - Institute for Systematic Botany". florida.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Encyclia candollei - Orchid Species Culture - Orchid Fragrance Information". orchidculture.com. Charles and Margaret Baker. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b "Encyclia candollei - Cattleya Source". cattleya.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
External links[edit]
Media related to Candole's Encyclia (Encyclia candollei) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Candole's Encyclia (Encyclia candollei) at Wikispecies- Kew
- Orchidroots.org
- OrchidSpecies.com
