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genus Encholirium Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

(subfam. Pitcairnioideae)

Publ: Syst. Veg. 7(2): 68, 1233 (1830)

Orthography: Encholirion

Type: Encholirium spectabile Martius ex Schultes Filius in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. 7(2): 1233. 1830

Number of species: 48

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Genus Notes:

in Roem. & Schult., Syst. veg. 7(2): lxviii, 1233. Oct-Dec 1830.
Type Encholirium spectabile Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. veg. 7(2): lxviii, 1233. Oct-Dec 1830. Currently recognized in the subfam. Pitcairnioideae. The orthographic variant ‘Encholirion’ has often been used in various treatments, but is not a separate generic name. From the Greek enchos, spear, and leiron, lily.
(from Grant & Zijlstra 1998)