Encyclia fimbriata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Encyclia
Species: Encyclia fimbriata

Name

Encyclia fimbriata C.A.Bastos, Van den Berg & Meneguzzo, Phytotaxa 40: 27. 2012.

Type species:
- "Type: Brazil: Bahia: southeastern portion of the state, 19 January 2006, Thomas et al. 14604 (holotype CEPEC!)"

Taxonomic affinities

Under alpha taxonomy comparison methods, it is similar to Encyclia bragancae and Encyclia ionosma, but differs by much larger lip, with deeply frimbriate margin and cornate clinandrium margin.

References

Bastos, C.A., Van den Berg, C., Meneguzzo, T.E.C. 2012. Encyclia fimbriata (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae), a new large-flowered species from Bahia, Brazil. Phytotaxa, 40: 26–40. (PDF) Reference page.
Pupulin, F. & Bogarín, D. (2012) A taxonomic revision of Encyclia (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) in Costa Rica. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 395–448.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Encyclia fimbriata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28.
Emonocot.org 2013. Encyclia fimbriata in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28.

Tropicos.org 2013. Encyclia fimbriata . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28.

International Plant Names Index. 2013. Encyclia fimbriata. Published online. Accessed 28. Dec. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast. Encyclia fimbriata is so far known from type specimen, in southern state of Bahia, in Atlantic Forest biome, in montane rainy forest, ca. 850-900 m of altitude. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Vernacular names

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