Carvalho & Forzza 2022 (Article) Pitcairnia, Brazil

Pitcairnia mineira (Bromeliaceae): A new rheophytic species from the Espinhaço Range, Brazil

Author(s):—B.d.M. Carvalho & R.C. Forzza

Publication:—Acta Botanica Brasilica 36: 1-8 (online e2021abb0377). (2022) — DOI

Abstract:—Pitcairnia is a species-rich genus with about 400 species distributed mainly in the Neotropics. We propose and diagnose a new rheophytic species of Pitcairnia, P. mineira, found in campos rupestres vegetation in the Southern Espinhaço Province (Minas Gerais State). We provide a description, including anatomical characters, illustration, distribution map, photographs, preliminary conservation assessment and comments on the distribution, habitat, phenology, and taxonomy of the new species. We also include an identification key to all species of Pitcairnia in the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Keywords:—campos rupestres; Pitcairnioideae; Brazilian flora; endemism; leaf anatomy

Published names (1):

Pitcairnia mineira