Versieux & Wanderley 2009a (Article) Alcantarea

A new species of Alcantarea (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) from Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author(s):—L.M. Versieux & M. das Graças Lapa Wanderley

Publication:—Brittonia 61(4) 336-340. (2009)

Abstract:—Alcantarea martinellii is described and illustrated as a new species endemic to Serra dos Órgãos, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The presence of a simple and erect inflorescence concomitant with a conspicuous water impounding rosette is an unreported combination of characters for Alcantarea. This new lithophytic taxon is unique, with no obvious close relative, but it is similar to A. benzingii, A. farneyi, and A. hatschbachii, which also have unbranched inflorescences.

Keywords:—Alcantarea, Atlantic Forest, high altitude grassland, inselberg, Rio de Janeiro, Serra dos Órgão.

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Alcantarea martinellii