Encyclia tampensis

Encyclia tampensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Encyclia
Section: Encyclia sect. Hymenochila
Species:
E. tampensis
Binomial name
Encyclia tampensis
Synonyms
  • Encyclia tampensis f. albolabia P.M.Br. (1995)
  • Epidendrum porphyrospilum Rchb.f (1877);
  • Epidendrum tampense Lindl. (Basionym) (1847);
  • Epidendrum tampense var. albolabium A.D.Hawkes (1950)

Encyclia tampensis (Encyclia from Greek - enkykleoma "to encircle" and tampensis - "Tampa") or Tampa butterfly orchid is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, subfamily Epidendroideae. It has been placed in Encyclia sect. Hymenochila.

This species was first described by John Torrey in 1847.

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