Costa et al. 2004 (Article) Vriesea

A New Species of Vriesea (Bromeliaceae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Author(s):—A.F. Costa, H. Luther & M.G.L. Wanderley

Publication:—Novon; a journal for botanical nomenclature 14: 36–39. (2004)

Abstract:—Vriesea flava, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, is decribed and illustrated. It is distinguished in Vriesea sect. Vriesea (Bromeliaceae) from its closest relatives V. paraibica, V. eltoniana, V. maxoniana, and V. laxa mainly by the color and dimensions of its floral bracts and relative position of the stamens.

Keywords:—Atlantic forest, Brazil, Bromeliaceae, Vriesea

Published names (1):

Vriesea flava

Taxonomy:—Vriesea flava For years specimens in this species group were misidentified in herbaria worldwide as Vriesea (x) morreniana hortus ex E. Morren, based on Smith and Downs’s (1977) (p.36).—Vriesea morreniana x Reitz (1983) treated this group as Vriesea x morreniana, but no longer considered it a natural hybrid due to its abundant occurrence and dispersal by seeds in nature. Though he kept the name, he did not adopt the broader concept, which Smith and Downs (1977) suggested for the taxon. (p.36).