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Pseudencyclia boothiana |
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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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Tribe
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Epidendreae
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Subtribe
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Laeliinae
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Alliance
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Genus
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Pseudencyclia V.P.Castro
& Chiron
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Genus Source
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Richardiana 4(1): 32. 2003 [Nov 2003]
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Genus Abreviation
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Pse.
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Section
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Subsection
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Species
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Pseudencyclia boothiana
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Authority
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(Lindl.) V.P.Castro
& Chiron
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Source
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Richardiana 4(1): 32. 2003 [Nov 2003]
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Synonyms
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- Prosthechea boothiana (Lindl.)
W.E.Higgins.
- Epidendrum boothianum Lindl.
1838
- Encyclia boothiana (Lindl.)
Dressler
- Diacrium bidentatum (Lindl.)
Hemsl.
- Encyclia boothiana var. erythronioides (Small)
Luer
- Epicladium boothianum (Lindl.)
Small
- Epicladium boothianum var. erythronioides (Small)
Acuña
- Epidendrum bidentatum Lindl.
- Epidendrum erythronioides Small
- Hormidium boothianum (Lindl.)
Brieger
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Common Name
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The dollar orchid
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Etymology
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Booth: English Gardener 1800's]
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Distribution
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Bahamas, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Florida (USA)
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Altitude
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Sea level to 150 meters
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Life Form
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Epiphytic
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Range
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Habitat
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Dry scrub forest and tropical deciduous forests
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Flowers
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Flowering period
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Jun-Dec
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Fragrance
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Pseudencyclia boothiana - Infloresence
Photo © Peter M.C. Werner |
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Pseudencyclia boothiana - Plant and flowers
Photo © Peter M.C. Werner |
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A Florida native, also found in the Caribbean and Mexico in dry scrub
forest and tropical deciduous forests as a hot to warm growing, miniature
to small sized epiphyte found from sea level to 150 meters in elevation,
commonly called the dollar orchid for the shape of it's psuedobulbs,
it grows best on a wood mount in semi shade and will flower in the summer,
fall and winter on an apical, 2 to 10" [5 to 25 cm] long, simple inflorescence
arising from a newly formed pseudobulb that is longer than the leaves
and has 1 to 5, long-lived, waxy flowers. This species has suborbicular,
compressed, lusterous yellow green pseudobulbs carrying 1 to 3 apical,
oblanceolate, acute to obtuse, rigid leaves that always pull to one
side.
Culture
Hot to warm growing, it grows best on a wood mount in semi shade
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