Versieux et al. 2014 (Article) Vriesea

The rediscovery, after one century, of Vriesea maculosa (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) with an amendment to its description

Author(s):—L.M. Versieux, M.G.C.. Nogueira & A.A. Conceição

Publication:—Phytotaxa 188(4): 198–208. (2014) — DOI

Abstract:—Vriesea maculosa Mez is a poorly known species with no further recordings since the type collection 101 years ago. As a result of our research about Vriesea as part of the study of the Flora of Bahia, Brazil, new specimens and data are now available for this species justifying an amendment to its description. We provide a complete taxonomical description, including floral details analyzed in freshly collected material. We propose to treat V. fabioi as a new synonym of V. maculosa, and expand on the distribution and phenotypic variation found between populations. The species is illustrated in detail, using line drawings as well as photographs of different populations in the field.

Keywords:—Chapada Diamantina, epiphytes, lithophytes, Poales, Tillandsioideae, Vrieseeae

Taxonomy:—Vriesea fabioi Considered a synonym of Vriesea maculosa Mez (p.199).