Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
Endemic to the Bahama Archipelago (accepted as endemic by Freid et al. 2014).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
In coppices, thickets and palm forests; nearly throughout the archipelago (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.
Synonyms:
Encyclia diurna of Britton & Millspaugh (1920), in part, not Jacq.;
Encyclia graclis of Correll & Correll (1982), not (Lindl.) Schltr.
