Leme 2017 (Article) Vriesea, Rocky Outcrops

Revision of the Lithophytic Vriesea Species of Minas Gerais, Brazil - Part VII: a new species from the summit of Pico da Aliança

Author(s):—E.M.C. Leme

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 66(3): 137-148. (2017)

Abstract:—In the study sequence of the lithophytic Vriesea of Minas Gerais State, a night blooming, new species of Vriesea is described and illustrated. It was found growing in a unique environment, on rocky outcrops in a variation of Campos Rupestres vegetation strongly influenced by elements of the Campos de Altitude, situated in the Atlantic Forest domain, in contrast to the Cerrado domain where typical Campos Rupestres can be observed.

Published names (1):

Vriesea vexata*
* synonyms or not accepted names are marked