Leodegario et al. 2020 (Article) Tillandsia

Tillandsia itatiensis: a new species of Tillandsia L. (Bromeliaceae) from Bahia, Brazil

Author(s):—M.D.M. Leodegario, B.P. Cavalcante, L.Y.S. Aona, M.D.G.L. Wanderley & E.H. de. Souza

Publication:—Phytotaxa 456(2): 186–194. (2020) — DOI

Abstract:—The authors describe, discuss, and illustrate Tillandsia itatiensis, a new species from the Caatinga biome in the municipality of Itatim, Bahia, Brazil. The new species is similar to T. streptocarpa and T. grao-mogolensis, regarding morphological characters such as caulescent habit, curved stem, simple inflorescence with no more than five flowers per inflorescence and simple-erect stigma. It inhabits inselbergs in Caatinga forest, where it is critically endangered (CR) due its small distribution and human extractivism.

Keywords:—Bromeliads, Caatinga, Poales, inselbergs, Tillandsia grao-mogolensis, Tillandsia streptocarpa, Tillandsioideae, Monocots

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Tillandsia itatiensis