Trichopilia eneidae Dressler 2003

Another Angle Photos by © Kerry Dressler, Used under permission of Epidendra Website CR

Another Flower Photo by Tennis Maynard

Common Name Eneida's Trichopilia [Eneida Hurtado - Panamanian first collector of species current]

Flower Size 3.66" [7.4 cm]

Found in the province of Boca del Toro Panama as a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with ligulate, compressed pseduobulbs carrying a single, apical, elliptic, acute, subpetiolate base leaf that flowers in the spring on a basal, lateral, .43" [1.8 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence with a basally tubular then sublanceolate floral bract.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Lankester's Epidendra Website CR ; *Orquideologia Vol 22 No 3 Dressler 2003 photo fide; Orquideología 23 #1 2004 photo fide; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 11 2006 photo fide

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