Encyclia garzonensis Withner 2000
TYPE Photo by © George Kennedy
Drawing By © A Krol/Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023
Common Name The Garzon Encyclia [A town to the southeast of Cali in Colombia]
Flower Size .5" [1.25 cm] wide
Found in the department of Huila in southern Colombia on the western side of the Cordillera Oriente without location data or plant description but with 14.8" [37 mm] long linear leaves.
Distinguished by the lip as long as wide, callus running from base of the lip towards the apex of the middle lobe. Said to be a synonym of Encyclia replicata pers comm Ruben Sauleda 2018
E maderoi, E magdalenae, E edithiana, E garzonensis and E expansa are all considered to be E replicata by Kew. I have kept them all separate for now.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Cattleyas & Relatives 6: 75 Withner 2000 Drawing/photo fide;
Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV:448 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 drawing fide;
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