Bromeliaceae

Orthophytum Beer

First published in Flora 27: 347 (1854)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is E. Brazil.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1985 Lewis, G.P.; Mello Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M. [CFCR7268] Brazil K000294482 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0