Encyclia is an orchid genus with about 170 species. It belongs to the subfamily Epidendroideae of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The type species is Encyclia viridiflora Hook., Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2831 (1828). Encyclia acutifolia Schltr. (1923) Encyclia adenocarpa (Lex.) Schltr. (1914) Encyclia adenocaula (Lex.) Schltr. (1918) : Rough-stemmed Encyclia Encyclia advena (Rchb.f.) Porto & Brade (1935) : Advent Encyclia Encyclia aenicta Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) : Bronze Encyclia Encyclia alata (Bateman) Schltr., (1914) Encyclia alata subsp. alata : Winged Encyclia Encyclia alata subsp. parviflora (Regel) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) Encyclia alata subsp. virella Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) Encyclia albopurpurea (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935) Encyclia alboxanthina Fowlie (1990) Encyclia altissima Schltr. (1914) : Very Tall Encyclia Encyclia amazonica Brongn. ex Neumann (1846) Encyclia ambigua (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Ambiguous Encyclia Encyclia andrichii N.L.Menezes (1992) Encyclia angustifolia (Sw.) Schltr. (1918) Encyclia angustiloba Schltr. (1921) Encyclia argentinensis (Speg.) Hoehne (1952) : Argentine Encyclia Encyclia aspera (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918) : Rough-stalked Encyclia Encyclia asperula Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1973 publ. 1974) : Asperulous Encyclia Encyclia auyantepuiensis Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1994) Encyclia bipapularis (Rchb.f.) Acuña (1939) Encyclia bohnkiana V.P.Castro & Campacci (1999) : Bohnk's Encyclia Encyclia bracteata Schltr. ex Hoehne (1930) : Bracted Encyclia Encyclia bractescens (Lindl.) Hoehne (1952) : Bractescent Encyclia Encyclia bradfordii (Griseb.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1986) Encyclia bragancae Ruschi (1976) Encyclia caicensis Sauleda & R.M.Adams (1978) Encyclia calderoniae Soto Arenas (2002 publ. 2003) Encyclia candollei (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Candole's Encyclia Encyclia caximboensis L.C.Menezes (1992) : Caiximbo Encyclia Encyclia cajalbanensis Múj.Benítez (2005) Encyclia ceratistes (Lindl.) Schltr. (1919) : Horned-columned Encyclia Encyclia chapadensis N.L.Menezes (1993) : Chapada dos Viadeiros Encyclia Encyclia chiapasensis Withner & D.G.Hunt (1994) : Chiapas Encyclia Encyclia chironii V.P.Castro & J.B.F.Silva (2004) Encyclia chloroleuca (Hook.) Neumann (1846) : Green-and-white Encyclia Encyclia conchichila (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade (1935) Encyclia contrerasii R.Gonzalez (1997) Encyclia cordigera (Kunth) Dressler (1964) : Large-lipped Encyclia Encyclia cyanocolumna (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Dressler (1961) Encyclia cyperifolia (C.Schweinf.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez (1993) : Sword-leafed Encyclia Encyclia dasilvae V.P.Castro & Campacci (2000) Encyclia davidhuntii Withner & M.Fuente (2001) : David Hunt's Encyclia Encyclia dichroma (Lindl.) Schltr. (1914) : Two-colored Encyclia Encyclia diota (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918) : Two-eared Encyclia Encyclia diota subsp. atrorubens (Rolfe) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) Encyclia diota subsp. diota Encyclia distantiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler & G.E.Pollard (1971) Encyclia diurna (Jacq.) Schltr. (1919) : Daytime Encyclia Encyclia duveenii Pabst (1976) Encyclia edithiana L.C.Menezes (1996) : Edith's