Encyclia patens
| Encyclia patens | |
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| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Of var. patens:
Of var. serroniana:
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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.