Encholirium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Encholirium
Species: E. agavoides – E. ascendens – E. belemii – E. biflorum – E. brachypodum – E. bradeanum – E. ctenophyllum – E. diamantinum – E. disjunctum – E. eddie-estevesii – E. erectiflorum – E. gracile – E. heloisae – E. horridum – E. irwinii – E. longiflorum – E. luxor – E. lymanianum – E. magalhaesii – E. maximum – E. pedicellatum – E. pierre-braunii – E. pulchrum – E. reflexum – E. scrutor – E. spectabile – E. subsecundum – E. vogelii
Name

Encholirium Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1233 (1830)

Type species: Encholirium spectabile Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1233 (1830)

References

Martius, C.F.P. von (1830) Systema Vegetabilium 7(2): lxviii, 1233. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Encholirium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Encholirium. Published online. Accessed: July 14 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Encholirium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 July 2015.

Encholirium is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.[1][2] The genus name is from the Greek “enchos” (spear) and “leiron” (lily).[3]

This genus occur exclusively in arid, rocky conditions. Some species of Encholirium are limited in number and have been the focus of conservation efforts.[4] These plants, which have been observed being pollinated by bats,[5] are commonly confused with Dyckia.
Species

Encholirium agavoides Forzza & Zappi
Encholirium ascendens Leme
Encholirium belemii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
Encholirium biflorum (Mez) Forzza
Encholirium brachypodum L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
Encholirium bradeanum L.B. Smith
Encholirium ctenophyllum Forzza & Zappi
Encholirium disjunctum Forzza
Encholirium diamantinum Forzza
Encholirium eddie-estevesii Leme & Forzza
Encholirium erectiflorum L.B. Smith
Encholirium gracile L.B. Smith
Encholirium heloisae (L.B. Smith) Forzza & Wanderley
Encholirium horridum L.B. Smith
Encholirium irwinii L.B. Smith
Encholirium longiflorum Leme
Encholirium luxor L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
Encholirium lymanianum E. Pereira & Martinelli
Encholirium magalhaesii L.B. Smith
Encholirium maximum Forzza & Leme
Encholirium pedicellatum (Mez) Rauh
Encholirium pulchrum Forzza, Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro
Encholirium reflexum Forzza & Wanderley
Encholirium scrutor (L.B. Smith) Rauh
Encholirium spectabile Martius ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Encholirium subsecundum (Baker) Mez
Encholirium vogelii Rauh

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Campostrini Forzza, R. (2005). Revisão taxonômica de Encholirium Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. (Pitcairnioideae - Bromeliaceae). Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 23: 1-49.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
SpringerLink – Journal Article
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