Encyclia rufa [Lindley]Britton & Millsap 1920
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Common Name Bahama Encyclia
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in the Bahamas at the base of small trees but occasionaly arise lithophytically on the limestone rocks below at elevations of 0 to 30 meters as a medium to large sized, hot growing epiphyte with crowded oblong-conical pseudobulbs subtended by a few scarious sheaths and carrying 1 to 3, apical, suberect, coriaceous, rigid, linear to linaer-lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the spring on an erect, slender, distally several bracted peduncle, paniculate, to 28" [70 cm] long overall, laxly many flowered inflorescence carrying, fragrant showy flowers.
"Very near Encyclia flava but differs in the color of the flowers, the form of the lip and the shortness of the leaves. In habit it compares to Encyclia patens but the flowers are very fifferent." Lindley 1845
Synonyms Encyclia bahamamense [Griesb.] Britt & Millsp. 1920; Epidendrum bahamaense Griesb. 1864; Epidendrum primulinum Batem ex Lindl. 1853; *Epidendrum rufum Lindl. 1845
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 33 Lindley 1845 as Epidendrum rufum; Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 151 Bateman ex Lindl. & Paxton 1850 as Epidendrum primulinum Fl. Brit. W. I.: 614 Griseb. 1864 as Epidendrum bahamense; *Bahama Fl.: 91 Britton & Millsp. 1920 Bahama Fl.: 91 Britton & Millsp. 1920 as E bahamense; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909 as Epidendrum fucatum; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909 as Epidendrum bahamense; The Genus Epidendrum Ames 1936 as Epidendrum primulinum; The Genus Encyclia in Mexico Dressler & Pollard 1974 as Epidendrum primulinum as excluded species; Orchidaceae Brasilenses Pabst & Dungs 1975; AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 10 1992 drawing fide; Cattleyas and Their Relatives Withner Vol 4 1996 drawing/photo fide; Orchidaceae Antillanae Nir 2000 drawing good;
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