Holst 1997 (Flora) Guianas
Bromeliaceae
Author(s):—B.K. Holst in Flora of Venezuelan Guayana
Publication:—Missouri Botanical Garden and Timber Press, St. Louis (1997). ISBN: 0-915279-46-0
Pages: 774 Illustrations: 628 drawings
Published names (8):Brewcaria brocchinioides * synonyms or not accepted names are marked
Brewcaria hechtioides
Brewcaria hohenbergioides
Brewcaria reflexa
Pitcairnia leopoldii
Steyerbromelia neblinae*
Steyerbromelia ramosa
Steyerbromelia thomasii
Taxonomy:—Navia albiflora Considered a synonym of Navia pauciflora L.B. Sm. (p.620).—Navia delascionis Listed as synonym of Navia berryana L.B.Sm. (syn. nov.) (p.613).—Navia diffusa Steyerbromelia neblinae B. Holst nom. nov. for this name (p.655).—Navia igneosicola Considered close to Navia arida L.B.Sm. & Steyerm., but as a species to its own right (p.616).—Pepinia breweri Listed as synonym of Pitcairnia armata Maury The type collection of Pitcairnia breweri and collections from northwestern Bolivar state tend to have broader, thinner, more glabrescent leaves and slightly longer pedicels, but there is a continual gradient from typical P. armata to the P. breweri form. (p.641).—Pitcairnia orchidifolia There is some confusion as to the proper application of this name; the original description indicates that all of the leaves are alike, but more recent collections identified as this species have reduced, spiny, outer leaves. It is possible that the type collection (Pittier 8931, US, VEN) is incomplete or that the more recent collections are incorrectly identified. (p.644).