Encyclia patens Hook. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Encyclia patens Hook.

Encyclia patens Hook.

Encyclia patens is a Brazilian orchid species with two accepted varieties and a documented diploid chromosome count of 40.

Family
Genus
Encyclia
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Encyclia patens Hook.

Encyclia patens Hook. is an orchid species that is native to eastern and southern Brazil. Encyclia flava is a taxonomic synonym of Encyclia patens var. patens. As of December 2023, two varieties of this species are accepted by Plants of the World Online: Encyclia patens var. patens and Encyclia patens var. serroniana (Barb.Rodr.) Romanini & F.Barros. The diploid chromosome number of Encyclia patens has been determined to be 2n = 40.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Encyclia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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