Versieux et al. 2020 (Article) Brazil

Report from the 2nd World Congress of Bromeliaceae Evolution – BromEvo II (Natal, Brazil, 2018)

Author(s):—L.M. Versieux, C. Palma S., T. Wendt & H. Mercier

Corresponding email:—lversieux@yahoo.com.br

Publication:— pp. . (2020) — DOI

Abstract:—Totalling 3620 species distributed in 76 genera, Bromeliaceae occupy a wide range of habitats and are one of the most characteristic elements of the Neotropical forests (Holst & Luther, 2004; Gouda, Butcher & Gouda, 2018). Brazil is a country with a long tradition of research on bromeliads, and many scientists in Brazil are devoted to the study of this family of monocotyledons. Since the 1970s, important symposia with a broad participation of experts on ecology, evolution and systematics have taken place in Brazil (Reitz, 1975). As a result, the decision was made to organize another symposium in parallel with an important meeting on monocotyledons (Monocots VI) in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.