Catyclia orchids

Catyclia is an artificial hybrid genus whose registered hybrids combine Encyclia and Cattleya. Encyclia species are pseudobulbous epiphytes from Mexico to north South America and Curaçao, Florida to the Bahamas and Brazil in wet tropical climate. Cattleya species are pseudobulbous epiphytes from north Venezuela and Brazil in seasonally dry tropical climate.

Seven hybrids are catalogued. The examples are Catyclia Atrowalker, Catyclia Betsy Portilla, Catyclia Ruth Beckenbach and Catyclia Walnut Valley Purple Star.