Encyclia recurvata Schltr. 1919
TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter
Drawing Of Epidendrum halatum by © Dunsterville & Garay
Common Name The Recurved Encyclia
Flower Size
Found in Venezuela as a medium sized epiphyte with ovoid psedobulbs carrying 2, apical, eredct-patent, ligulate, obtuse, coriaceous leaves that blooms on a terminal, erect, peduncle 4 to 6" [10 to 15 cm] long, terete, glabrous, strict, , narrowly paniculate, rachis to 8" [20 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence with triangular, subacute floral bracts and carrying green suffused with brown flowers with a yellow white lip with a few red dotted lines.
CAUTIONKew has Epidendrum halatum as a synonym of E recurvata, but it was also used as a specimen to describe the new species Encyclia ivoniae . They certainly are close and if they are the same them E recurvata should take precedence.
Synonyms Epidendrum halatum Garay & Dunst. 1976
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 41 Schlechter 1919;
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 75 Schlechter 1919;
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Figuren -Atlas 57: 240 Schlechter 1929 drawing fide;
Venez. Orchids Ill. 6: 126 Dunsterville and Garay 1976 as Epidendrum halatum drawing fide
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