Encyclia
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
is an orchid genus with about 170 species. It belongs to the subfamily
Epidendroideae
Epidendroideae is a subfamily of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Epidendroideae is larger than all the other orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most epidendroid orchids are tropical epiphytes ...
of the orchid family (
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
).
The type species is ''Encyclia viridiflora''
Hook.
Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden. At Kew h ...
, Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2831 (1828).
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Encyclia acutifolia'' Schltr. (1923)
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Encyclia adenocarpa'' (Lex.) Schltr. (1914)
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Encyclia adenocaula'' (Lex.) Schltr. (1918) : Rough-stemmed Encyclia
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Encyclia advena'' (Rchb.f.) Porto & Brade (1935) : Advent Encyclia
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Encyclia aenicta'' Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) : Bronze Encyclia
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Encyclia alata'' (Bateman) Schltr., (1914)
** ''Encyclia alata'' subsp. ''alata'' : Winged Encyclia
** ''Encyclia alata'' subsp. ''parviflora'' (Regel) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971)
** ''Encyclia alata'' subsp. ''virella'' Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971)
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Encyclia albopurpurea'' (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935)
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Encyclia alboxanthina'' Fowlie (1990)
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Encyclia altissima'' Schltr. (1914) : Very Tall Encyclia
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Encyclia amazonica'' Brongn. ex Neumann (1846)
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Encyclia ambigua'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Ambiguous Encyclia
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Encyclia andrichii'' N.L.Menezes (1992)
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Encyclia angustifolia'' (Sw.) Schltr. (1918)
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Encyclia angustiloba
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' Schltr. (1921)
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Encyclia argentinensis'' (Speg.) Hoehne (1952) : Argentine Encyclia
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Encyclia aspera'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918) : Rough-stalked Encyclia
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Encyclia asperula'' Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1973 publ. 1974) : Asperulous Encyclia
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Encyclia auyantepuiensis
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1994)
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Encyclia bipapularis
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' (Rchb.f.) Acuña (1939)
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Encyclia bohnkiana
''Encyclia bohnkiana'' is a species of orchid endemic in the Atlantic rain forest to the northeast of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Americ ...
'' V.P.Castro & Campacci (1999) : Bohnk's Encyclia
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Encyclia bracteata
''Encyclia bracteata'' is a species of orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, th ...
'' Schltr. ex Hoehne (1930) : Bracted Encyclia
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Encyclia bractescens
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' (Lindl.) Hoehne (1952) : Bractescent Encyclia
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Encyclia bradfordii
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' (Griseb.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1986)
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Encyclia bragancae
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' Ruschi (1976)
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Encyclia caicensis
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1978)
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Encyclia calderoniae
:''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius
''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviated ...
'' Soto Arenas (2002 publ. 2003)
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Encyclia candollei
''Encyclia candollei'' is a species of epiphytic orchid of yellow-brown to reddish flowers, native to Belize, Guatemala and Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign s ...
'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Candole's Encyclia
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Encyclia caximboensis'' L.C.Menezes (1992) : Caiximbo Encyclia
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Encyclia cajalbanensis'' Múj.Benítez (2005)
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Encyclia ceratistes
''Encyclia ceratistes'', also known as ''Epidendrum ramonense'' or frosted rain, is a species of orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are oft ...
'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1919) : Horned-columned Encyclia
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Encyclia chapadensis'' N.L.Menezes (1993) : Chapada dos Viadeiros Encyclia
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Encyclia chiapasensis'' Withner & D.G.Hunt (1994) : Chiapas Encyclia
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Encyclia chironii'' V.P.Castro & J.B.F.Silva (2004)
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Encyclia chloroleuca'' (Hook.) Neumann (1846) : Green-and-white Encyclia
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Encyclia conchichila'' (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935)
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Encyclia contrerasii'' R.Gonzalez (1997)
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Encyclia cordigera'' (Kunth) Dressler (1964) : Large-lipped Encyclia
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Encyclia cyanocolumna'' (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Dressler (1961)
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Encyclia cyperifolia
''Encyclia cyperifolia'' is a species of orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, t ...
'' (C.Schweinf.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1993) : Sword-leafed Encyclia
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Encyclia dasilvae'' V.P.Castro & Campacci (2000)
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Encyclia davidhuntii'' Withner & M.Fuente (2001) : David Hunt's Encyclia
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Encyclia dichroma'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Two-colored Encyclia
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Encyclia diota'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918) : Two-eared Encyclia
** ''Encyclia diota'' subsp. ''atrorubens'' (Rolfe) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971)
** ''Encyclia diota'' subsp. ''diota''
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Encyclia distantiflora'' (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971)
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Encyclia diurna'' (Jacq.) Schltr. (1919) : Daytime Encyclia
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Encyclia duveenii'' Pabst (1976)
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Encyclia edithiana'' L.C.Menezes (1996) : Edith's Encyclia
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Encyclia elegantula'' Dressler (2004) : Elegant Encyclia
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Encyclia euosma'' (Rchb.f.) Porto & Brade (1935)
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Encyclia expansa'' (Rchb.f.) P.Ortiz (1991) : Expanded Encyclia
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Encyclia fehlingii'' (Sauleda) Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1981)
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Encyclia flabellata'' (Lindl.) B.F.Thurst. & W.R.Thurst. (1977)
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Encyclia flava'' (Lindl.) Porto & Brade (1935) : Yellow Encyclia
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Encyclia fowliei'' Duveen (1990) : Fowlie's Encyclia
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Encyclia fucata'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Brown-veined Encyclia
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Encyclia gallopavina'' (Rchb.f.) Porto & Brade (1935) : Peacock-like Encyclia
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Encyclia garzonensis'' Withner (2000)
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Encyclia ghillanyi'' Pabst (1976)
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Encyclia gonzalezii'' L.C.Menezes (1991) : Gonzalez' Encyclia
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Encyclia gracilis'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Graceful Encyclia
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Encyclia granitica'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1919) : Granite-growing Encyclia
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Encyclia gravida'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918)
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Encyclia guadalupeae'' R.Gonzalez & Alvarado (1999) : Guadalupe Encyclia
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Encyclia guatemalensis'' (Klotzsch) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) : Guatemalan Encyclia
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Encyclia guianensis'' Carnevali & G.A.Romero (1994)
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Encyclia hanburyi'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Hanbury's Encyclia
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Encyclia hermentiana'' Brongn. ex Neumann (1846)
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Encyclia howardii'' (Ames & Correll) Hoehne (1952) : Howard's Encyclia
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Encyclia huebneri'' Schltr. (1925)
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Encyclia huertae'' Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez (2002 publ. 2003) : Ground-dwelling Encyclia
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Encyclia inaguensis'' Nash ex Britton & Millsp. (1920) : Inagua Encyclia
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Encyclia incumbens'' (Lindl.) Mabb. (1984) : Aromatic Encyclia
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Encyclia ionosma'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Violet-scented Encyclia
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Encyclia isochila'' (Rchb.f.) Dod (1986) : Equal-lipped Encyclia
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Encyclia ivoniae'' Carnevali & G.A.Romero (1994)
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Encyclia kennedyi'' (Fowlie & Withner) Hágsater (1973) : Kennedy's Encyclia
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Encyclia kermesina'' (Lindl.) P.Ortiz (1995)
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Encyclia kienastii'' (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971)
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Encyclia kingsii'' (C.D.Adams) Nir (1994) : King's Encyclia
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Encyclia kundergraberi'' V.P.Castro & Campacci (1998) : Kundergraeber's Encyclia
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Encyclia leucantha'' Schltr. (1919)
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Encyclia lineariloba'' Withner, (2001)
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Encyclia lorata'' Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1974) : Strap-leafed Encyclia
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Encyclia luteorosea'' (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) : Yellow-pink Encyclia
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Encyclia maderoi'' Schltr. (1920)
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Encyclia magdalenae'' Withner (2000) : Magdalena Encyclia
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Encyclia magnicallosa'' (C.Schweinf.) Pabst (1967 publ. 1972)
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Encyclia mapuerae'' (Huber) Brade & Pabst (1951)
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Encyclia maravalensis'' Withner (1995)
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Encyclia marxiana'' Campacci (2003)
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Encyclia meliosma'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. (1918) : Honey-sweet Encyclia
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Encyclia microbulbon'' (Hook.) Schltr. (1918) : Small-bulbed Encyclia
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Encyclia microtos'' (Rchb.f.) Hoehne, (1952) : Tiny-eared Encyclia
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Encyclia monteverdensis'' M.A.Díaz & Ackerman (2004)
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Encyclia mooreana'' (Rolfe) Schltr. (1914) : Moore's Encyclia
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Encyclia naranjapatensis'' Dodson (1977) : Naranjapata Encyclia
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Encyclia nematocaulon'' (A.Rich.) Acuña (1939) : Thread-stemmed Encyclia
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Encyclia nizandensis'' Pérez-García & Hágsater (2002 publ. 2003)
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Encyclia obtusa'' (A.DC.) Schltr. (1918)
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Encyclia oestlundii'' (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Hágsater & Stermitz (1983) : Oestlund's Encyclia
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Encyclia oncidioides'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Oncidium-like Encyclia
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Encyclia osmantha'' (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr. (1914) : Capart's Scented Encyclia
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Encyclia oxypetala'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918)
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Encyclia oxyphylla'' Schltr. (1925)
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Encyclia pachyantha'' (Lindl.) Hoehne (1952)
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Encyclia paraensis'' V.P.Castro & A.Cardoso (2003)
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Encyclia parallela'' (Lindl.) P.Ortiz (1995)
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Encyclia parviloba'' (Fawc. & Rendle) Nir (1994)
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Encyclia patens'' Hook. (1830) : Spreading-flowered Encyclia
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Encyclia pauciflora'' (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935) : Few-flowered Encyclia
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Encyclia peraltensis'' (Ames) Dressler (1997)
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Encyclia perplexa'' (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971)
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Encyclia phoenicea'' (Lindl.) Neumann (1846) : Phoenician Encyclia
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Encyclia picta'' (Lindl.) Hoehne (1952)
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Encyclia pilosa'' (C.Schweinf.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1993)
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Encyclia plicata'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Pleated Encyclia
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Encyclia pollardiana'' (Withner) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) : Pollard's Encyclia
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Encyclia profusa'' (Rolfe) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) : Profuse Encyclia
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Encyclia pyriformis'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Pear-shaped Encyclia
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Encyclia randii'' (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935)
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Encyclia recurvata'' Schltr. (1919)
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Encyclia replicata'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1920) : Folded-lip Encyclia
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Encyclia rufa'' (Lindl.) Britton & Millsp. (1920) : Bahama Encyclia
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Encyclia rzedowskiana'' Soto Arenas (2002 publ. 2003)
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Encyclia santos-dumontii'' L.C.Menezes (1992)
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Encyclia sclerocladia'' (Lindl. ex Rchb.f.) Hoehne (1952) : Stiff-stalked Encyclia
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Encyclia seidelii'' Pabst (1976) : Seidel's Encyclia
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Encyclia selligera'' (Bateman ex Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Saddle-lipped Encyclia
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Encyclia silvana'' Campacci (2003)
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Encyclia spatella'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. (1924) : Spatulate-petaled Encyclia
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Encyclia spiritusanctensis'' L.C.Menezes (1990) : Espirito Santo Encyclia
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Encyclia steinbachii'' Schltr. (1922) : Steinbach's Encyclia
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Encyclia stellata'' (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Starry Alanje Encyclia
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Encyclia suaveolens'' Dressler (1968 publ. 1971) : Sweet-smelling Encyclia
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Encyclia subulatifolia'' (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler (1961) : Awl-shaped Encyclia
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Encyclia tampensis
''Encyclia tampensis'' (Encyclia from Greek - enkykleoma "to encircle" and tampensis - "Tampa") or Tampa butterfly orchid is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, subfamily Epidendroideae.
This species was first described by John ...
'' (Lindl.) Small (1913) : Florida Butterfly Orchid
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Encyclia tenuissima'' (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Dressler (1961)
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Encyclia thrombodes'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. (1921)
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Encyclia tocantinensis'' V.P.Castro & Campacci (1996)
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Encyclia trachycarpa'' (Lindl.) Schltr (1918) : Rough-fruited Encyclia
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Encyclia trautmannii'' Senghas (2001)
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Encyclia triangulifera'' (Rchb.f.) Acuña (1939) : Triangular Encyclia
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Encyclia tripartita'' (Vell.) Hoehne (1952)
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Encyclia tuerckheimii'' Schltr. (1918) : Tuerckheim's Encyclia
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Encyclia unaensis'' Fowlie (1991) : Una Encyclia
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Encyclia uxpanapensis'' Salazar (1999)
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Encyclia viridiflora'' Hook. (1828)
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Encyclia withneri'' (Sauleda) Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1981) : Withner's Encyclia
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Encyclia xerophytica'' Pabst (1976) : Desert Encyclia
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Encyclia xipheroides'' (Kraenzl.) Porto & Brade (1935)
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Encyclia yauaperyensis'' (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935) : Yauapery Encyclia
Natural hybrids
* ''Encyclia'' × ''alcardoi'' V.P.Castro & Chiron (2002) (''Encyclia'' argentinensis × ''Encyclia'' flava)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''bajamarensis'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1981) (''Encyclia'' gracilis × ''Encyclia'' rufa)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''guzinskii'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1990) (''Encyclia'' altissima × ''Encyclia'' plicata)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''hillyerorum'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1990) (''Encyclia'' fehlingii × ''Encyclia'' fucata)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''knowlesii'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1990) (''Encyclia'' fehlingii × ''Encyclia'' plicata)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''lleidae'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams, (1984) (''Encyclia'' gracilis × ''Encyclia'' plicata)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''lucayana'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1981) (''Encyclia'' fahlingii × ''Encyclia'' gracilis)
* ''Encyclia'' × ''raganii'' Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1984) (''Encyclia'' altissima × ''Encyclia'' gracilis)
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