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Orchidaceae
Encyclia

not marked as a favorite taxon Encyclia rufa (Lindley) Britton & Millspaugh. Common name: Rufous Butterfly Orchid. Phenology: May. Habitat: Epiphytic or epilithic in maritime hammocks. Distribution: Ec. Peninsular FL; Bahamas; Cuba. Last collected (apparently wild-growing) in 1926 by J.K. Small in a Brevard County hammock near Melbourne (Eau Gallie); nativity is uncertain.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI, Brown (2002); Epidendrum rufum Lindley. Basionym: Epidendrum rufum Lindl. 1845

Links to other floras: = Encyclia rufa - FNA26

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Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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