Encyclia ceratistes

Encyclia ceratistes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Cattleya
Genus: Encyclia
Section: E. sect. Hymenochila[1]
Species: E. ceratistes
Binomial name
Encyclia ceratistes
(Lindl.) Schltr.
Synonyms

Encyclia ceratistes, also known as "Frosted Rain" is a species of orchid.

References

  1. H. G. Reichenbach, "Orchides", nr. 52, in C. Müller, Ed. Walpers. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6(1861)329, as "EPIDENDRUM CERATISTES"
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