Biology:Encyclia ceratistes

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Short description: Species of orchid

Encyclia ceratistes
Encyclia ceratistes.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Encyclia
Species:
E. ceratistes
Binomial name
Encyclia ceratistes
(Lindl.) Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Epidendrum ceratistes Encyclia oncidioides var. ramonensis
  • (Rchb.f.) Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf. Schltr.
  • Lindl. Epidendrum oncidioides var. ramonense
  • Encyclia ramonensis (Rchb.f.) Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.
  • Encyclia powellii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Rchb.f. Epidendrum ramonense

Encyclia ceratistes, also known as Epidendrum ramonense or frosted rain, is a species of orchid. It is found in southeast and southwest Mexico, Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama) and the northern parts of South America (Colombia and Venezuela).[1] E. ceratistes prefers hot-to-cool oak and mixed hardwood forests at 330 to 1600 m in elevation.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5375638 entry