Bromeliaceae
Encholirium

Encholirium agavoides Forzza & Zappi

First published in Kew Bull. 66: 282 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Minas Gerais). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Forzza, R. C. (2001). Filogenia da triboPuyeaeWittm. e revisãotaxonômica do gêneroEncholirium Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (Pitcairnioideae – Bromeliaceae). Ph.D. thesis, Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Forzza, R. C. (2005). Revisãotaxonômica de Encholirium Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (Pitcairnioideae – Bromeliaceae). Bol. Bot. Univ. São Paulo 23: 1 – 49.
  • Galetto, L. & Bernardello, L. M. (1992). Extrafloral nectaries to attract ants in Bromeliaceae: structure and nectar composition. Canadian J. Bot. 70: 1101 – 1106.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  • Giulietti, A. M., Harley, R. M., Queiroz, L. P., Wanderley, M. G. L. & Pirani, J. R. (2000). Caracterização e endemismosnoscamposrupestres da Cadeia do Espinhaço. In: T. B. Cavalcanti & B. M. T. Walter (eds), TópicosAtuais de Botânica, pp. 311 – 318. EMBRAPA RecursosGenéticos, Brasília.
  • Givinish, T. J., Millam, K. C., Barry, P. E. & Sytsma, K. J. (2007). Phylogeny, adaptive radiation and historical biogeography of Bromeliaceae inferred from ndhF sequence data. In: J. T. Colombus, E. A. Friar, J. M. Porter, L. M. Prince & M. G. Simpson (eds), Monocots: Comparative Biology and Evolution - Poales, pp. 3 – 26, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California.
  • IUCN (2001). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, U.K.
  • Weberling, F. (1989). Morphology of Flowers and Inflorescences. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Giulietti, A. M., Harley, R. M., Queiroz, L. P., Wanderley, M. G. L., Pirani, J. R. (2000). Caracterização e endemismos nos campos rupestres da Cadeia do Espinhaço. In Tópicos Atuais de Botânica (T.B. Cavalcanti & B.M.T. Walter, eds.). EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos, Brasília, p.311-318.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Forzza, R.C.; Zappi, D.; Fraga, C.N.; Saavedra, M.; Freitas, L. [5475] Brazil K000881975 Type Yes

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