title: Encyclia inopinata (Orchidaceae, Laeliinae) a new species from Mexico.
abstract: A new species of Encyclia from Mexico, Encyclia inopinata, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to Encyclia diota but it can be distinguished by its usually more robust plants with 2-3 leaves per pseudobulb and its flowers with longer and narrower sepals (1.8±0.1 × 0.63±0.03 cm in Encyclia inopinata versus 1.48 ±0.14 × 0.65±0.06 cm in Encyclia diota) and petals (1.7±0.05 × 0.59±0.05 cm in Encyclia inopinata vs. 1.36 ±0.19 × 0.81±0.13 cm in Encyclia diota), and the labellum with narrower lateral lobes (0.18±0.02 cm in Encyclia inopinata vs. 0.41±0.10 cm in Encyclia diota). Other characters that differentiate these two species are the coriaceous sepals, pink callus, and white anther of Encyclia inopinata (versus fleshy-leathery sepals, white callus, and yellow anther of Encyclia diota). The new species can be found in deciduous forests along the Pacific slope of Oaxaca state, near of the border with Guerrero state, at about 1200 m. It blooms between March and July.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C., Calle 43 #130, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida 97200, Yucatán, México; Current adress: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Colima, Km. 40 Autopista Colima-Manzanillo. Crucero de Tecomán, Tecomán 28100, Colima, México.
authors.forename: Carlos L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Leopardi-Verde
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C., Calle 43 #130, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida 97200, Yucatán, México; Orchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames, Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A.
authors.forename: German
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carnevali
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C., Calle 43 #130, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida 97200, Yucatán, México; Orchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames, Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Gustavo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Romero-González
keywords: Encyclia diota; Encyclia insidiosa; Oaxaca; Pacific slope