Encyclia ceratistes
Encyclia ceratistes, also known as Epidendrum ramonense or frosted rain, is a species of orchid. It is found in Central America and the northernmost parts of South America; in areas such as Mexico, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Columbia, and Venezuela. [2] E. Ceratistes prefers hot-to-cool oak and mixed hardwood forests at 330 to 1600 meters in elevation. [3]
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References
- H. G. Reichenbach, "Orchides", nr. 52, in C. Müller, Ed. Walpers. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6(1861)329, as "EPIDENDRUM CERATISTES"
- http://www.orchidspecies.com/encceratistes.htm
- https://www.orchids.org/grexes/encyclia-ceratistes
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