Encyclia oliveirana Campacci 2007
Photo by © Marcos Campacci
Photo by © Rick Cirino
Photos by © E Schnurr
TYPE Drawing by © Marcos Campacci
Common Name Oliveira's Encyclia [Brazilian Co-discoverer of species current]
Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]
Found in Minas Gerais state of Brazil at elevations around 600 meters as a miniature to small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2, apical, erect, green, coriaceous, elliptic, oblong, narrowing towards the apex, acute, basally clasping leaves that blooms in the winter on a terminal, paniculate, rigid, to 16" [40 cm] long, simultaneously many flowered inflorescence with inconspicuous, triangular floral bracts.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Bol. COAB 66-67 60 Campacci 2007 drawing/photo fide
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