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Encyclia lancifolia 'Homebody' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5533
Name: Encyclia lancifolia 'Homebody' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Andrew J. Knight  (Email: andyjgknight@hotmail.com)
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: This plant has wonderful perfume in the morning that is very familiar but I no one I have asked can put a name to it. However in the evening the odor is unpleasant with a scent of day-old fish. Small plant.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 87°F, nights 67°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 80°F, nights 51°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Encyclia   From Greek "enkyklein" to surround, in reference to the lip enclosing the column. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of lancifolia   From Latin "lancifolius" having leaves shaped like a lance-head. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Encyclia   en-SIK-lee-ah (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of lancifolia   lan-si-FOE-lee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Western Mexico. These plants are found on the Pacific slope in the States of Chiapas, Colilma, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Oaxaca. They usually grow on trees but are occasionally found on rocks in ravines and steep slopes, in stream-valleys, in oak or pine-oak forests or in barranca forest at 1000-4900 ft. (300-1500 m). Plants have been collected near Tepic, Cabo Corrientes, Autlán, and T ecalitlán.
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