31- 4
Karatas guianensis is a synonym of:

Bromelia laciniosa Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Publ: Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1278 (1830)

Type: Martius 2228 (holotype, M; photo F 8641), Queimadas to Vila Nova da Rainha, Bahia, Brazil, Mar 1819.

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: BRAZIL: Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Acre, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso do Sul. ARGENTINA: Misiones.

Habitat: Terrestrial to the Caatinga domain, 10-980 m. Elev.

Phenology: Flowering in March and February, fruiting from March to September.

Bromelia laciniosa