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Encyclia pyriformis is a pseudobulbous epidendroid orchid, native to western Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud, that grows on trees (epiphyte) in humid tropical forest. Grow it bright and airy with a clear wet-and-dry rhythm, like other Encyclia orchids.
Encyclia pyriformis is a species of orchid. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte native to western Cuba including the Isla de la Juventud.
The species was first described as Epidendrum pyriforme by John Lindley in 1847. In 1914 Rudolf Schlechter renamed the species Encyclia pyriformis.
Encyclia adenocarpa · Encyclia adenocaula · Encyclia advena · Winged Encyclia · Encyclia alboxanthina · Encyclia ambigua · Encyclia bohnkiana · Encyclia bracteata · Encyclia candollei · Encyclia ceratistes · Encyclia conchaechila · Large Lipped Encyclia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encyclia pyriformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
