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Encyclia moebusii |
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Kingdom
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Plantae
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Subkingdom
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Tracheobionta
? Vascular plants
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Superdivision
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Spermatophyta
? Seed plants
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Division
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Magnoliophyta
- Flowering plants
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Class
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Liliopsida
- Monocotyledons
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Subclass
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Liliidae
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Order
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Orchidales
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Family
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Orchidaceae
- Orchid family
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Subfamily
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Epidendroideae
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Genus
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Encyclia Hook
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Genus Source
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Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2831 (1828).
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Genus Abreviation
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Encycl.
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Species
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Encyclia moebusii
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Authority
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H. Dietr.
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Source
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Feddes Repert. 96: 563. 1985
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Synonyms
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Encyclia bipapularis
(Rchb.f.) Acuña
Encyclia triangulifera
(Rchb.f.) Acuña
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Common Name
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Etymology
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Distribution
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Mountainous zone of northern Holguin
and Guantanamo
provinces, particularly in the Alexander
von Humboldt National Park
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Altitude
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Mountainous zone
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Life Form
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Lithophytic
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Range
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endemic to Cuba
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Habitat
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Grows exclusively on igneous rock substratum exposed to sunlight
in mountanous region
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Flowers
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Flowering period
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May- Sep
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Description
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Lithophytic plants, 50-70cm high, with pseudobulbs.. 1-2 linear,
coriaceous leaves, 5-10 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. Terminal inflorescence
is a panicle, can measure up to 70 cm long with 5-15 flowers
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