Guzmania lingulata var. concolor Proctor & Cedeño-Maldonado

Taxonomic Change:

• The varieties of G.lingulata are repeatedly discussed and doubted, but it seems that the form growing on St. lucia and Puerto Rico are always with green primary bracts (or only slightly tinged orange), so this variety seems to be defensible. Although the protolog of G.lingulata var. concolor is not giving the right characteristics to separate this variety from the type variety, the type of this new variety is from a population that is different and a description can be extended with the differentiating characteristics without problems. (Personal communication with Roger Graveson)
• Considered a superfluous name from a nomenclature point of view —See Butcher 2010 p. 11

Comments:

• See Butchers comments under G. lingulata 2010 that this variety is unnecessary
  
  Distribution in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Moist and wet forest, ca. 200 m and above. Recorded from Adjuntas, Arecibo, Bayamon, Caguas, Camuy, Naguabo, San German, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, and Yabucoa.
  
  Note: Several varieties have been attributed to Guzmania lingulata (L.) Mez, mostly based on the size and color patterns of the leaves and the color of the bracts of the inflorescences (see L. B. Smith, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2): 1349. 1977.). The variety with wide and concolorous leaves, which occurs in Puerto Rico, has been erroneously attributed to G. lingulata var. lingulata. This variety does not occur in Jamaica, where Sloan collected the type specimen for G. lingulata. On the other hand, only one of the varieties has been recognized to occur in Jamaica. Instead of being considered the typical variety, the Jamaican taxon was erroneously attributed to G. lingulata var. splendens (Planch.) Mez. Thus, to correct the situation, var. splendens, with purplish striped leaves, must be considered a synonym of var. lingulata. In addition, a new name is hereby provided for the taxon previously referred to as var. lingulata. —See Cedeno-Maldonado 2005