Anacheilium crassilabium

Anacheilium crassilabium - Flower photo by Richard LindbergAnacheilium crassilabium - Plant photo by Richard LindbergThe genus Anacheilium (Ahl) contains 59 species growing from Mexico through northern South America. These are the cockleshell orchids. They were separated from Encyclia for technical reasons.

Anacheilium crassilabium grows in the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. It is a medium sized epiphyte, growing cool to warm.

09/12/2008 - New photo.

TRIBE: Epidendreae     SUBTRIBE: Laeliinae