Grant 1995b (Article) Werauhia

Addentum to "The resurrection of Alcantarea and Werauhia, a new genus (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae).

Author(s):—J.R. Grant

Publication:—Phytologia; designed to expedite botanical publication 78: 119-123. (1995)

Abstract:—An addendum to a recently published paper. The resurrection of Alcantarea and Werauhia, a new genus" (Grant 1995) is presented. Taxonomic amendments include: accepting new synonymy proposed by Utley (1994) including Vriesea breedloveam L.B. Smith = Werauhia werckleana (Mez) J.R. Grant, V. chiapensis Matuda = W. pectinata (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant, V. cornus-cervi Rohweder = W. werckleana (Mez) J R Grant, V. ovandensis Matuda = W. pycnantha (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant! comb, nov., and V. patzeltii Rauh subsp. panamaensis Rauh = W.greenbergii (Utley) J.R. Grant, and the transfer of Vriesea burgeri L.B Smith and V. macrantha Mez & Werckle to Werauhia as W. burgeri (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant, comb, nov., and W. macrantha (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant comb. nov. While a translation of the Alcantarea abstract into Spanish was published, its translation into Portuguese and the translations of the Werauhia text into both Portuguese and Spanish were omitted by the publisher. They are pnnted here in their entirety. Several errors in the text are also corrected.

Keywords:—Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae, Alcantarea, Werauhia, Vriesea

Published names (3):

Werauhia burgeri
Werauhia macrantha
Werauhia pycnantha

Taxonomy:—Thecophyllum discolor Considered a synonym of Werauhia latissima (Mez & Werckle) J.R.Grant (p.42).—Thecophyllum johnstonii Considered a synonym of Werauhia hygrometrica (André) J.R.Grant (p.42).—Vriesea brachyphylla Considered a synonym of Werauhia viridiflora (Regel) J.R.Grant (p.38).—Vriesea confusa Considered a synonym of Werauhia kupperiana (Suessenguth) J.R.Grant (p.32-33).—Vriesea dodsonii Considered a species to its own right in Werauhia (p.79(3): 254-256).—Vriesea jimenezii Considered a synonym of Werauhia vittata (Mez & Werckl‚) J.R.Grant (p.38).—Vriesea johnstonii Considered a synonym of Werauhia hygrometrica (André) J.R.Grant (p.42).—Vriesea killipiana Listed as synonym of Werauhia kupperiana (Suessenguth) J.R. Grant (p.32-33).—Vriesea leptopoda Vriesea leptopoda L.B. Sm. & Pittendrigh, nom. nov. for Thecophyllum rubrum Mez & Werkle, not Vriesea rubra (Ruiz & Pavon) Beer (1857). (p.48).—Vriesea macrantha Considered a synonym of Werauhia gladioliflora (Wendland) J. R. Grant (p.32).—Vriesea naundorfii Considered a synonym of Werauhia vittata (Mez & Werckl‚) J.R.Grant (p.38).—Vriesea nutans Considered a synonym of Werauhia viridiflora (Regel) J.R.Grant (p.38).—Vriesea schippii Considered a synonym of Werauhia vittata (Mez & Werckl‚) J.R.Grant (p.38).—Werauhia macrochlamys Considered a synonym of Werauhia gladioliflora (Wendland) J. R. Grant (p.32).