Encyclia inopinata (Orchidaceae, Laeliinae) a new species from Mexico

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...

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Autores: CARLOS LUIS LEOPARDI VERDE, GERMAN CARNEVALI FERNANDEZ CONCHA, GUSTAVO ADOLFO ROMERO GONZALEZ
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional CICY
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1003/1494
Acceso en línea:http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/1494
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ENCYCLIA DIOTA
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ENCYCLIA INSIDIOSA
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/PACIFIC SLOPE
info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/OAXACA
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2
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Sumario: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.