Encyclia mapuerae (Huber) Brade & Pabst 1951 Photo by © Dalton Holland Baptista

Another Flower Photo by © Ecuagenera and their Ecuador Orchid Website

Common Name or Meaning The Mapuera River Encyclia [A river in Para state]

Flower Size

Found in Fr Guiana and northern Brazil

Similar to E tarumana and said to be a synonomous by Kew, I have left them separate for now.

Synonyms *Epidendrum mapuerae Huber 1909

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Orchidaceae Brasilenses Pabst & Dungs 1975;

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