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Encyclia randii is a plant in the genus Encyclia.
Description[]
Plant blooms from spring to summer with ten to twenty 6.4 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in Brazil and Paraguay at elevations of 10 to 300 meters
Culture[]
Plants grow in cool to warm conditions and can be grown in medium size fir bark with perlite. Plant prefers drying periods between watering and bright light is recommended. Lengthen drying period a bit in the winter.
Naming[]
Common Name: Rand's Encyclia
Synonyms[]
- Encyclia randiana [Linden & Rodg.] Withner 2000
- Epidendrum atropurpureum var randii. (Barb.Rodr.) Linden & Rodigas 1886
- Epidendrum atropurpureum var. randianum hort.
- *Epidendrum randianum Barb. Rodr. 1886
- Epidendrum randii Barb Rodr. 1891