Bromeliaceae
Lutheria

Lutheria splendens (Brongn. ex Neumann) Barfuss & W.Till

First published in Phytotaxa 279: 53 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Colombia to Trinidad-Tobago. It is a perennial or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Aelson] [498] Guyana Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002272057 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002271992 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5669] Trinidad and Tobago Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002271990 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5669] Trinidad and Tobago Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002271989 Yes
Fendler, A. [830] Trinidad and Tobago Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002271991 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9918] Trinidad and Tobago Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002271993 Yes
Owens, R.J.; Gaffee, K.A. [47] Venezuela Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002272129 Yes
Smith, L.B. [377] Guyana Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002272055 Yes
[Aelson] [377] Guyana Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002272056 Yes
Sugden, A.; OGRE [46] Colombia Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002272128 Yes
Johnston, J.R. [300] Venezuela Vriesea splendens var. formosa K002272130 Yes
Whitton, B.A. [105] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272051 Yes
Fendler, A. [2449] Venezuela Vriesea splendens K002272127 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2947] Suriname Vriesea splendens K002272042 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2947] Suriname Vriesea splendens K002272043 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1482] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272046 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Steyermark, C. [95320] Venezuela Vriesea splendens K002272126 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2847] Suriname Vriesea splendens K002272044 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Vriesea splendens K002271994 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23331] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272053 Yes
Maguire, B.; Maguire, C.K.; Wilson-Browne, G. [46084A] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272050 Yes
[illegible] [569] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272049 Yes
{Poiteau} [4382] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272054 Yes
Melinon; Leprieur [s.n.] French Guiana Vriesea splendens K000976286 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [63] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272048 Yes
Graham, V. (Miss) [290] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272052 Yes
{Milliken; Bevan; Smart} [43] Venezuela Vriesea splendens K002272125 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [63] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272047 Yes
André, E. [s.n.] Vriesea splendens K000976285 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2947] Suriname Vriesea splendens K002272045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana Vriesea splendens K002272178 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0