Encyclia
| Encyclia | |
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| Encyclia ceratistes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Encyclia Hook. |
| Type species | |
| Encyclia viridiflora Hook. Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2831 (1828) | |
| Species | |
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See List of Encyclia species and hybrids | |
| Synonyms | |
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- 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 as E. in the horticultural trade.
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