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.

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. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.4 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pupulin, F. & Bogarín, D. (2012) A taxonomic revision of Encyclia (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) in Costa Rica. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 395–448.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Encyclia fimbriata. Accessed: 2022 Jan 9.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Encyclia fimbriata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 9. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Encyclia fimbriata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Encyclia fimbriata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Encyclia fimbriata. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jan 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Encyclia fimbriata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jan 2022. Reference page.