Encyclia

Encyclia is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius

Encyclia
Encyclia ceratistes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Encyclia
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Type species
Encyclia viridiflora
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Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2831 (1828)
Species

See List of Encyclia species and hybrids

Synonyms[1]
  • Doxosma Raf.
  • Sulpitia Raf.

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.[2]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Alphabetical List of Standard Abbreviations for Natural and Hybrid Generic Names, Royal Horticultural Society, 2017. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf