Bromeliaceae
Encholirium

Encholirium luxor L.B.Sm. & Read

First published in Bradea 5: 299 (1989)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Brasília D.F., Goiás, Minas Gerais). It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
  • Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 Forzza, R.C.; Assis, M.C.-, Tombolato, F, M.C. [917] Brazil K000481064 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Forzza, R.C.; Assis, M.C.-, Tombolato, F, M.C. [917] Brazil K000481065 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [9259] Brazil K000321542 Isotype Yes
Anderson, W.R. [9259] Brazil K000321541 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [8052] Brazil Encholirium piresianum K000973330 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6307] Brazil Encholirium piresianum K000973333 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6307] Brazil Encholirium piresianum K000973332 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [8052] Brazil Encholirium piresianum K000973329 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [8052] Brazil Encholirium piresianum K000973331 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0