| Encyclia tampensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Small, Kunkel |
| published in | Flora of Miami 56 1913 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Encyclia Hooker 1828 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | USA (Florida Keys, Jampa Bay, North Carolina), Mexico (Yucatan), Bahamas and Cuba |
| altitude | 0 - 20 m (0 - 66 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Key West (Florida, USA) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 10 m / 33 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Key West this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 37 m' to 10 h 23 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 80 - 90 cm ( 32" - 36"), apical |
| nr flowers | 8 - 12 | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 3 cm (1.4" L 1.2") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
