Encyclia jenischiana (Rchb. f.) Porto & Brade 1935
Photo by © J A Fowlie
Flowers and Plant in situ Bahia Brazil with photographer
Photos by © Sidney Marçal
Drawing by © Bateman
Drawing by © V P Castro
Common Name Jenisch's Encyclia [Brazilian orchid Enthusiast 1900's]
Flower Size 2.2" [5.6 cm]
Endemic to Bahia State of northeastern Brazil on rocks or low on Vellozia bushes at elevations of 300 to 700 [1500] meters as a small sized, hot to warm [cool] growing lithophyte with conic, elongate pseudobulbs enveloped in youth by imbricate, deciduous sheaths and carrying 2 apical, erect, coriaceous, smooth, narrowly lanceolate, obtuse leaves that blooms in the later spring on a terminal, erect, racemose, 16 to 24" [40 to 60 cm] long, to 6 sequentially flowered inflorescence opening from the base towards the top with flowers that have no discernable scent.
This species is similar to E dichroma but differs in the sequentially opening flowers, the long rhizome and the subclaviform petals.
Often cited as a synonym of Encyclia dichroma, most recently renamed Encyclia quesneliana by Withner in 2000 as a separate species, I digress to the name Encyclia jenischiana (Rchb. f.) Porto & Brade 1935 as no other references can be found for E quesneliana.
Synonyms Encyclia conspicua (Lem.) Porto & Brade 1935; Encyclia ghillanyi Pabst 1976; Encyclia quesneliana (Henshall) Withner, Cattleyas & Relatives 2000; Encyclia rosea (F.Gérard) ined. Kew; Epidendrum amabile (Batem) God.-Leb. 1887; Epidendrum conspicuum Lem. 1869; Epidendrum dichromum var. amabile Batem. 1865; Epidendrum dichromum var. striatum Rchb.f. 1866; *Epidendrum jenesquianum Rchb.f 1853; Epidendrum jenischianum Rchb.f. 1853; Epidendrum ortgiesii Regel 1891; Epidendrum quesnelianum Henshall 1845; Epidendrum roseum Gerard 1848
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 98 Rchb.f 1853 as Epidendrum jenischianum;
Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5491 Bateman 1865 as Epidendrum dichromum var amabile;
Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5491 Bateman 1865 as Epidendrum dichromum var amabile drawing fide;
Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 52 Barb Rodr. 1877 as Epidendrum biflorum nom. illeg.;
Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 7: 304 God. Leb 1887 as Epidendrum amabilee nom. illeg.;
Fl. Bras. 3(5): 63 Cogniaux 1898 as Epidendrum dichromum var amabile;
Fl. Bras. 3(5): 63 Cogniaux 1898 as Epidendrum dichromum var biflorum;
Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 18: 168 A D Hawkes 1957 as Epidendrum brasiilense;
Orchidaceae Brasilenses Pabst & Dungs 1975;
Bradea 2: 80 Pabst 1976 as Encyclia ghillanyi;
Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 2 Pabst & Dungs 1977 as E ghillanyi drawing good;
Orchid Digest Vol 56 No 1 1992 as Encyclia ghillanyi photo fide;
Orchid Digest 56: 141 Fowlie 1992 as E dichroma sunsp biflora;
* Rodriguésia 1(2): 29 Porto & Brade 1935;
Orchid Digest Vol 56 No 4 1992 as Encyclia ghillanyi photo fide;
Orchid Digest Vol 57 No 1 1993 as Encyclia ghillanyi photo fide;
Cattleyas & Their Relatives Vol 6 Withner 2000 as E quesnelliana photo fide;
Icones Orchidacearum Brasilenses Vol I Plate 061 Castro & Campacci 2000 as Encyclia ghillanyi drawing good;
Coletanea de Orquideas Brasileiras 1 Encyclias Campacci 2003 as Encyclia ghillanyi photo good;
Boletim CAOB #57 2005 as Encyclia ghillanyi photo fide;
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