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Encyclia patens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Encyclia
Species:	E. patens
Binomial name
Encyclia patens Hook.
Synonyms
Of var. patens: Encyclia flava (Lindl.) Porto & Brade Encyclia odoratissima (Lindl.) Schltr. Encyclia tripartita (Vell.) Hoehne Epidendrum flavum Lindl. Epidendrum glutinosum Scheidw. Epidendrum odoratissimum Lindl. Epidendrum oncidioides var. itabirae W.Zimm. Epidendrum tripartitum Vell. Sulpitia odorata Raf. Of var. serroniana: Encyclia odoratissima var. serroniana (Barb.Rodr.) Brieger ex F.Barros Encyclia serroniana (Barb.Rodr.) Hoehne Epidendrum serronianum Barb.Rodr.

Encyclia patens is a species of orchid native to east and south Brazil. Encyclia flava is a synonym of Encyclia patens var. patens.

As of December 2023, two varieties were accepted by Plants of the World Online:

• 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.

References

1. ^ "Encyclia patens var. patens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
2. "Encyclia patens var. serroniana (Barb.Rodr.) Romanini & F.Barros". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
3. ^ "Encyclia patens Hook." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
4. 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

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