Donadío 2011 (Article) Tillandsia

A Valid Name For The Taxon Known As Tillandsia Bryoides Auct. (Bromeliaceae)

Author(s):—S. Donadío

Publication:—DARWINIANA 49(2): 000-000.. (2011)

Abstract:—Donadío, S. 2011. A valid name for the taxon known as Tillandsia bryoides auct. (Bromeliaceae).
Tillandsia bryoides was sunken into the synonmy of T. tricholepis because all the elements of the lectotype (P. Lorentz 128, BM) belong to the latter species. However, there is a taxon of Tillandsia subgen. Diaphoranthema from central Peru, Bolivia, and central and northwestern Argentina, with yellow, sessile, solitary flowers and a glabrous floral bract, which has been known as T. bryoides. This paper provides a valid name for that taxon, an illustration, distribution data, and a discussion of the relationships with its morphologically closest species.

Keywords:—Bromeliaceae; Diaphoranthema; taxonomy; Tillandsia.

Published names (1):

Tillandsia minutiflora

Taxonomy:—Tillandsia bryoides Name placed into synonymy of T.tricholepis but in part T.minutiflora sp.nov. (p.49(2):?).—Tillandsia bryoides Placed into synonymy of T.tricholepis (p.49(2):?).