Guarconi et al 2018b (Article) Brazil

New records of Tillandsia L. (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) for Maranhão state, Brazil

Author(s):—E.A.E. Guarçoni, A.F. Costa, E.O. Silva, A.W.C. Ferreira & M.S. Oliveira

Corresponding email:—elidio.armando@ufma.br

Publication:—Check List 14 (6): 951–959. (2018) — DOI

Abstract:—We report the first records of Tillandsia kegeliana, T. loliacea, T. paraensis, T. parvispica, T. recurvata, and T. tenuifolia for Maranhão, Brazil. These species were collected in the Amazonian and Cerrado biomes. This work adds new knowledge to the flora of Maranhão and extends the distribution of these species within Brazil.

Keywords:—Biodiversity; new record; geographic distribution; taxonomy; bromeliads.