Encyclia patens
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Encyclia |
Species: | E. patens
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Binomial name | |
Encyclia patens | |
Synonyms | |
Of var. patens:[1]
Of var. serroniana:[2]
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Encyclia patens is a species of orchid native to east and south Brazil.[3] Encyclia flava is a synonym of Encyclia patens var. patens.[1]
As of December 2023[update], two varieties were accepted by Plants of the World Online:[3]
- Encyclia patens var. patens
- Encyclia patens var. serroniana (Barb.Rodr.) Romanini & F.Barros
The diploid chromosome number of E. patens has been determined as 2n = 40.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Encyclia patens var. patens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Encyclia patens var. serroniana (Barb.Rodr.) Romanini & F.Barros". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b "Encyclia patens Hook." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ page 251 of Leonardo P. Felix and Marcelo Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234-278. The Linnean Society of London. downloaded October 2010 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01059.x/pdf