Alcantarea regina (Vell.) Harms
First published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 15a: 126 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (SE. Minas Gerais, S. Rio de Janeiro, NE. São Paulo). It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Brazil Southeast
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Tillandsia regina Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 3: 136, t. 142 (1829)
- Vriesea regina (Vell.) Beer in Fam. Bromel.: 97 (1856)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Alcantarea edmundoi (Leme) J.R.Grant in Bromélia 2(3): 26 (1995)
- Vriesea edmundoi Leme in Pabstia 4(3): 5 (1993)
- Vriesea hillegeeriana Van Houtte in Nursery Cat. (Louis van Houtte) 177: Suppl. (1878-1879 publ. 1878)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Versieux, L.M. (2021). Alcantarea: Giant Bromeliads from Brazil: 1-348. Natal, Brazil.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Vriesea regina.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0