| Encholirium | |
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| Encholirium horridum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pitcairnioideae |
| Genus: | Encholirium Schult. & Schult.f. |
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Cavallari, Marcelo Mattos; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini; Veasey, Elizabeth Ann; Zucchi, Maria Imaculada; Oliveira, Giancarlo Conde Xavier (2006). "Genetic Variation in Three Endangered Species of Encholirium (Bromeliaceae) from Cadeia do Espinhaço, Brazil, Setected using RAPD Markers". Biodiversity and Conservation. 15 (14): 4357–4373. doi:10.1007/s10531-005-3741-5. S2CID 24606126.
- ^ Cat.Inist