<- Leme & Kollmann 2013 (Article) Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous New species of Brazilian Bromeliaceae

Author(s):E.M.C. Leme & L.J.C. Kollmann

Publication:Phytotaxa 108 (1): 1 – 40. (2013)

Abstract:—We describe and illustrate 14 miscellaneous new Bromeliaceae species from the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: Aechmea ituberaensis, A. pendulispica, Alcantarea acuminatifolia, A. occulta, Cryptanthus aracruzensis, C. ilhanus, C. rigidifolius, C. tabuleiricola, C. viridipetalus, Neoregelia desenganensis, N. insulana, N. watersiana, Vriesea saltensis, and V. sanctaparecidae. The morphological affinities of the new taxa are also discussed.

Keywords:—Bromelioideae, morphology, taxonomy, Tillandsioideae

Published names (14):
Aechmea ituberaensis*
Aechmea pendulispica*
Alcantarea acuminatifolia
Alcantarea occulta
Cryptanthus aracruzensis*
Cryptanthus ilhanus
Cryptanthus rigidifolius
Cryptanthus tabuleiricola
Cryptanthus viridipetalus
Neoregelia desenganensis
Neoregelia insulana
Neoregelia watersiana
Vriesea saltensis
Vriesea sanctaparecidae
* synonyms or not accepted names are marked