Encyclia tampensis
| Encyclia tampensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Encyclia |
| Section: | Encyclia sect. Hymenochila |
| Species: | E. tampensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Encyclia tampensis | |
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Encyclia tampensis (Encyclia from Greek - enkykleoma "to encircle" and tampensis - "Tampa") or Tampa butterfly orchid is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, subfamily Epidendroideae. It has been placed in Encyclia sect. Hymenochila.
This species was first described by John Torrey in 1847.