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Orchidaceae

Chocolate orchid

Encyclia phoenicea (Lindl.) Neumann

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Encyclia

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Chocolate orchid (Encyclia phoenicea)
Photo: Roberto Jovel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Chocolate orchid, Phoenician encyclia
Spanish
Flor de San Pedro, Orquidea de chocolate, Orquidea de hombre, Orquidea vainilla

Synonyms

  • Encyclia duboisiana Neumann
  • Encyclia oblongata (A.Rich.) Acuña
  • Epidendrum duboisianum (Neumann) Brongn. ex A.Rich.
  • Epidendrum oblongatum A.Rich.
  • Epidendrum phoeniceum Lindl.
  • Epidendrum phoeniceum var. vanillosmum Lem.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.