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- Title
Encyclia inopinata (Orchidaceae, Laeliinae) a new species from Mexico.
- Authors
Leopardi-Verde, Carlos L.; Carnevali, German; Romero-González, Gustavo A.
- Abstract
A new species of Encyclia from Mexico, E. inopinata, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to E. diota but it can be distinguished by its usually more robust plants with 2-3 leaves per pseudobulb and its flowers with longer and narrower sepals (1.8±0.1 × 0.63±0.03 cm in E. inopinata versus 1.48 ±0.14 × 0.65±0.06 cm in E. diota) and petals (1.7±0.05 × 0.59±0.05 cm in E. inopinata vs. 1.36 ±0.19 × 0.81±0.13 cm in E. diota), and the labellum with narrower lateral lobes (0.18±0.02 cm in E. inopinata vs. 0.41±0.10 cm in E. diota). Other characters that differentiate these two species are the coriaceous sepals, pink callus, and white anther of Encyclia inopinata (versus fleshy-leathery sepals, white callus, and yellow anther of E. diota). The new species can be found in deciduous forests along the Pacific slope of Oaxaca state, near of the border with Guerrero state, at about 1200 m. It blooms between March and July.
- Subjects
MEXICO; ENCYCLIA; PLANT species; BOTANY
- Publication
PhytoKeys, 2016, Issue 58, p87
- ISSN
1314-2011
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/phytokeys.58.6479