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Encyclia candollei

Si n ón i mos: Encyclia laxa, Epidendrum candollei, Epidendrum cepiforme


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Descripción de
En cycl i a can d ol l ei is a species of epiphytic orchid of yellow-brown to reddish flowers, native to En cycl i a can d ol l ei
Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.

Contents
1 Description
2 Distribution and habitat
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

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 Sci en ti fi c cl assi fi cati on
branches and carrying 2 to 8, weakly fragrant flowers.[1] Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
The flowers have sepals and petals that are yellow-brown to chocolate and a lip that is cream-
Clade: Monocots
colored with fine red-violet veins.[2][3] The flowers are displayed high above the leaves and have a
Order: Asparagales
mild fragrance.[4]
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Distribution and habitat[edit] Genus: Encyclia
Species: E. can d ol l ei
Encyclia candollei is a cool growing epiphyte usually growing on oaks in mountainous forests at
Bi n omi al n ame
elevations of 500 to 1500 meters. Their habitat is situated in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.[1][4]
En cycl i a can d ol l ei
(Lindl.) Schltr. (1914)
Gallery[edit] Syn on yms
Encyclia laxa Schltr. (1918)
Epidendrum candollei
Lindl. (Basionym) (1839)
Epidendrum cepiforme
Hook. (1839)
Epidendrum laxum Schltr.
(1918)

Encyclia candollei
plant

Encyclia candollei
inflorescence

Encyclia candollei
inflorescence

Encyclia candollei
detail of flowers

References[edit]
1. ^ a b "Encyclia candollei - Orchid Species". OrchidSpecies.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
2. ^ "Encyclia candollei - Atlas of Florida Plants - Institute for Systematic Botany". florida.plantatlas.usf.edu . Retrieved 2017-11-19.
3. ^ "Encyclia candollei - Orchid Species Culture - Orchid Fragrance Information". orchidculture.com. Charles and Margaret Baker.
Retrieved 2017-11-19.
4. ^ 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

Taxon identifiers
Wikidata: Q15467501
EoL: 1096265
GBIF: 2827381
iNaturalist: 276636
IPNI: 90724-2
En cycl i a NCBI: 257824
can d ol l ei Plant List: kew-67003
POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90724-2
Species+: 19102
Tropicos: 23515184
WCSP: 67003

Wikidata: Q39344369
Ep i d en d rum GBIF: 5318818
can d ol l ei IPNI: 631512-1
Tropicos: 23512923

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