Encyclia cordigera var. atropurpurea OP

Cymbidium cordigerum, Kunth 1815
Encyclia atropurpurea var. leucantha, Schlechter 1922
Encyclia atropurpurea var. rhodoglossa, Schltr. 1922
Encyclia atropurpurea var. rosea, [Batem.] Summerhayes 1957
Encyclia cordigera var. rosea, [Batem.] H.G.Jones 1969
Encyclia doeringii, Hoehne
Encyclia duboisiana, (Brongn. ex A. Rich.) Neumann 1845
Encyclia macrochila, (Hook.) Neumann 1845
Epidendrum atropurpureum var. lionetianum, Cogn. 1903
Epidendrum atropurpureum var. longiilabre, Cogn. 1903
Epidendrum atropurpureum var roseum, [Batem.] Rchb.f 1854
Epidendrum cordigerum, (Kunth) Foldats 1969
Epidendrum doeringii, (Hoehne) A.D. Hawkes 1957
Epidendrum duboisianum, Brongn.
Epidendrum longipetalum, Godefroy-Lebeuf 1892
Epidendrum macrochilum, Hook. 1836
Epidendrum macrochilum var. albopurpureum, C. Morren 1846
Epidendrum macrochilum, Hooker var roseum, Batem. 1839

cordigera = bearing a heart
atroviolacea = black-violett

epi- and occasionally lithophytic in dry forests, but also in tropical rainforests and in dense scrub at an altitude of 0 to 900 metres

Encyclia cordigera is a widespread species in South America that is sold under numerous different names. The normal form has a white lip, the variety a pink lip. The flowers ca last for up to 3 months, the flowers are larger than average for the genus Encyclia.