A taxonomic revision of the Brazilian species of Encyclia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Epidendreae) Bastos, Cláudia A. Meneguzzo, Thiago E. C. Berg, Cássio Van Den Phytotaxa 2018 2018-03-02 342 1 448 450  9.  Encyclia bragancae Ruschi (1975: 1).  Type:— BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Pico da Bandeira, Parque Nacionaldo  Caparão,  2200 m,  15 August 1975, Albuquerque et al. 3777( holotype: MBML, spirit collection, photograph!) ( Figs. 8, 24I). Heterotypic synonym:   Encyclia xuxaensis Fowlie & Duveen (1991b: 157). Type:— BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Sítio Bela Vista, Maio-Jun, 1991,  Suter R.SDB90 B2( holotype: UC).  Encyclia xuxianaFowlie & Duveen (1992: 204). Epiphytic herbs, 20.6−26.2 cmtall. Pseudobulbs conical, 3.1−3.5 × 0.8−1.2 cm. Leaves 2−3, oblong to oblanceolate, 18−22 × 0.5−0.8 cm, apex acute. Inflorescence a 3−6-flowered, simple raceme; peduncle 18.5−19.3 cmlong; rachis 3.4−13.2 cmlong. Flowers with pedicel c. 2.6 × 0.2 cm, warty; sepals brown, dorsal lanceolate, c. 1.7 × 0.6 cm, laterals lanceolate, c. 1.8 × 0.7 cm, erect, margin entire, apex mucronate; petals brown, spatulate, mucronate c. 1.7 × 0.7 cm, erect, margin gently undulate; lip unguiculate, claw c. 0.3 × 0.1 cm, lateral lobes oblong, obtuse, free from midlobe, c. 0.9 × 0.5 cm, pink with darker pink streaks, at an angle about 45° to the midlobe (in the flattened lip), not overlapping it, margin gently undulate, midlobe rounded, emarginate, c. 0.8 × 1.0 cm, pink with darker pink streaks, sinuous, margin strongly undulate, callus dolabriform, callus apex flabellate; column clavate, c. 0.9 × 0.3 cm, clinandrium apex tridentate, lateral teeth extended, horn-like, apex premorse, arms of the column quadrate, obtuse, c. 0.2 × 0.2 cm; stigma elliptic, with basal hooks; anther one, intense yellow, c. 0.25 × 0.20 cm.   Distribution and habitat:—Endemic to the Atlantic Forest in the southeast. Despite the fact previously it has been recorded only in Espírito Santo, it is likely to be found also in Minas Gerais, since the typematerial comes from Pico da Bandeira, which lies almost on the border ( Fig. 7).  Phenology:—Flowering March–August.   Etymology:—The epithet honours the Brazilian Imperial family, Bragança.  Taxonomic notes:—Herbarium material of  Encyclia bragancaeis similar to that of  E. ionosma, especially in the undulating midlobe of the lip. However, in  E. bragancaethe midlobe is strongly undulate whereas in  E. ionosmathe undulation is more subtle, which confers some distinctiveness to the two species even in pressed material. In living material, the sepals and petals of  E. bragancaeare brownish green with a pinkish lip subtly streaked with darker pink, whereas in  E. ionosmathe sepals and petals are olive-green with a yellowish lip densely striped with pink. The lateral lobes of  E. bragancaeare oblong and form an angle of ca. 45° relative to the midlobe in the flattened lip, whereas in  E. ionosmathey are falcate and form an angle of ˂ 45°, giving a characteristic arching. The undulate lip midlobe and teeth on the clinandrium of  E. bragancaealso suggest a relationship to  E. fimbriataBastos, Van den Berg & Meneguzzo (2012: 27), a species from Bahia.   FIGURE 8. A− G.  Encyclia bracteata.A. Dorsal sepal. B. Lateral sepal. C. Petal. D. Lip. E. Detail lip callus. F. Column front view. G. Column side view ( Carvalho 1279). H− N.  Encyclia bragancaeH. Dorsal sepal. I. Lateral sepal. J. Petal. K. Lip. L. Column front view. M. Column side view ( Bastos 325). N− U.  Encyclia caximboensis. N. Habit. O. Dorsal sepal. P. Lateral sepal. Q. Petal. R. Lip. S. Detail of lip callus. T. Column front view. U. Column side view (  Pereira2835). Illustration by Carla de Lima. A later synonym,  Encyclia xuxianawas published one year after  Encyclia xuxaensisas a correction to this name (Fowlie & Duveen 1992) because there was evidently a mistake in the Latin derivation of the former epithet in relation to the latter, indicating provenance instead of the intended personal name.  Specimen examined:—  BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Santa Teresa, Santa Lúcia Biological Station,  550 m,  30 March 2000, Kollmann et al. 2793( MBML). [639,1451,1132,1157] Brazil Parque Nacional Pico da Bandeira 19 1 Espirito Santo [136,1452,1168,1193] 1975-08-15 MBML 2200 19 1 holotype [326,633,1278,1299] UC Suter R. Brazil Espirito Santo 19 1 Espirito Santo holotype 2000-03-30 MBML Brazil 550 Santa Lucia Biological Station Santa Teresa 21 1 Espirito Santo