Encyclia gracilis (Lindl.) Schltr 1915 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Common Name The Graceful Encyclia

Flower Size

Found in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos at low elevations as a medium sized, hot to warm growing lithophyte or terrestrial with 3 to 4 leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, 3" and more [1 meter] long, paniculate inflorescence with many sweetly fragrant flowers.

Synonyms *Epidendrum gracile Lindl. 1836; Epidendrum helleri Fenzl ex Hemsl. 1883; Doxosma gracilis Raf. 1836

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909 as Epidendrum gracile; AOS Bulletin Vol 35 No 6 1966 photo as Epidendrum gracile; Cattleyas and Their Relatives Withner Vol 4 1996

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