Morales et al. 2024 (Article) Trinidad and Tobago

New Records and Miscellaneous Notes on the Bromeliaceae of Trinidad and Tobago

Author(s):—J.F. Morales, E. Gouda & A. Cascante M.

Publication:—Caribbean Journal of Science 54: 18–25. (2024)

Abstract:—Aechmea moonenii Gouda, Tillandsia balbisiana Schult. f., and Vriesea scalaris É. Morren are reported for first time from the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, while A. blanchetiana (Baker) L.B. Sm. and A. fulgens Brogn. were found as cultivated. Bromelia chrysantha Jacq., B. karatas L., and Catopsis berteroniana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Mez are confirmed to be native species to Trinidad and Tobago. A lectotype is designated for Bromelia chrysantha Jacq.

Taxonomy:—Bromelia chrysantha lectotype, designated: Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 28, t. 55. 1857. Fig. 2. (p.21).