Six species of the genus Encyclia are accepted in the Distrito Federal, Goiás and Tocantins (Brazil): E. argentinensis, E. chapadensis, E. cyperifolia, E. gonzalezii, E. linearifolioides and E. osmantha. All the specimens were collected in the Cerrado biome. In total 42 names were analyzed. Two synonyms, four lectotypes and two epitypes are proposed. A name is presented as invalid, four are superfluous and four are "nomen nudum". Thirteen names are excluded from treatment and twenty-one are presented as invalid and three are registered as a possible occurrence.
Cerrado biome; flora; Neotropic; Orchidaceae; taxonomy
