Forzza & Leme 2015 (Article) Encholirium, Rocky Outcrops

Three new species of Encholirium (Bromeliaceae) from eastern Brazil

Author(s):—R.C. Forzza & E.M.C. Leme

Corresponding email:—rafaela@jbrj.gov.br

Publication:—Phytotaxa 227(1): 13–24. (2015) — DOI

Abstract:—Encholirium is an exclusively Brazilian genus of Bromeliaceae that occurs principally in the South American dry diagonal, with only a few species found on inselbergs within the Atlantic Forest. The center of diversity of the genus falls within the Campos Rupestres of the Espinhaço Range of the state of Minas Gerais, followed by rocky outcrops found within the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes. Three new species are described and illustrated, two of which occur on limestone outcrops in western Bahia (Encholirum splendidum and Encholirium fragae), while the third, Encholirium kranzianum, occurs in the Campos Rupestres of the Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais.

Keywords:—Pitcairnioideae, xeric clade, rocky outcrops, Dyckia, Deuterocohnia

Published names (3):

Encholirium fragae
Encholirium kranzianum
Encholirium splendidum