Bromeliaceae
Alcantarea

Alcantarea burle-marxii (Leme) J.R.Grant

First published in Bromélia 2(3): 26 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (NE. Minas Gerais). It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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 burle-marxii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pabst, G. [8314], Brazil Vriesea burle-marxii K000976356 Yes
Pabst, G. [8314], Brazil Vriesea burle-marxii K000976357 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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

  • 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