Encyclia

Having the botanical name of Anacheilium fragrans, Encyclia is one of the most numerous orchid species native to Central Amazon.

Its flowering plants are able to coat totally the branches of the Macucu tree. In the Amazon, the appearance of the species is generally restrained to what are named "Campinas" in the Central Amazon.

They occur over patches of white sand soil that top a small percentage of the Amazon land. The plant’s inflorescence is composed by 3-5 blooms. They are shorter than the leaves.

Each bloom has the diameter of approximately1.5. It features no color and shade variation with the exception of some stripes on the lip. The Encyclia flowers’ are notable by their distinctive fragrance, hence its botanical name. Thus, the plant can be found by scent a long distance prior it can be actually noticed.

Encyclia cochleata

Encyclia ceratistes