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Encyclia adenocaula

Encyclia adenocaula
Photo: Miss Drake (1803-1857) del. , G. Barclay sc., Public domain
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Native range
C. & SW. Mexico
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Encyclia adenocaula is a species of epiphytic orchid of light purple flowers, native to forests in Mexico.

Where it grows

Encyclia adenocaula grows in dry forests of oak and or pine at altitudes of 1000 to 2000 meters in the western Durango, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero and Mexico states of Mexico.

Other Encyclia plants

Encyclia adenocarpa · Encyclia advena · Winged Encyclia · Encyclia alboxanthina · Encyclia ambigua · Encyclia bohnkiana · Encyclia bracteata · Encyclia candollei · Encyclia ceratistes · Encyclia conchaechila · Large Lipped Encyclia · Encyclia cyperifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encyclia adenocaula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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