Silva et al. 2015 (Conference Paper) Brazil

Flora da Usina São José, Igarassu, Pernambuco: Bromeliaceae

Author(s):—J.C.da Silva, M. Alves & R.B. Louzada in Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66.

Publication:— (2015).

Abstract:—Bromeliaceae is a Neotropical family including 3,472 species distributed in 56 genera. In Brazil the family is represented by 1,342 species and 44 genera with high diversity in the Atlantic Forest phytogeographic domain which is considered a center of endemism for Bromeliaceae. The devastation and fragmentation of the Atlantic Forest caused by human occupation and the expansion of agriculture, especially sugarcane plantations put the species at risk within this environment. This study aims to produce a floristic inventory of the Bromeliaceae species from a complex of six fragments of Atlantic Forest located in Pernambuco, Brasil. In this work samples of the species were collected and deposited at the herbarium UFP. The species were identified using specialized literature and/or comparison with other specimens deposited at UFP. In total, 10 species were identified in five genera: Aechmea aquilega (Salisb.) Griseb, Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.)Schult. & Schult.f., Aechmea multiflora L.B.Sm., Aechmea muricata (Arruda) L.B.Sm., Billbergia morelii Brongn., Cryptanthus zonatus (Vis.) Beer., Hohenbergia ridleyi (Baker) Mez, Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.f.,Tillandsia incarnata Kunth. and Tillandsia stricta Sol. ex Sims. Besides the list of species, an identification key, morphological descriptions, taxonomic notes and illustrations for the species are presented.

Keywords:—Atlantic Rainforest; Floristics; Taxonomy.