Encyclia tampensis

Encyclia tampensis - Flower photo by Richard LindbergThe genus Encyclia (Encycl) contains 240 species that grow throughout all of tropical America and the West Indies. They prefer intermediate conditions and a long, dry winter rest.

Encyclia tampensis grows in Florida and the Bahamas at low altitudes and hot conditions.

TRIBE: Epidendreae     SUBTRIBE: Laeliinae