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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Encyclia rufa (Lindl.) Britton & Millsp.
Bahama Encyclia, Butterfly orchid, Rufous orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Epiphyte

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba) and peninsular Florida.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.

Synonyms: Encyclia bahamensis.

Other data on Encyclia rufa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Encyclia rufa has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice