Bromeliaceae
Alcantarea

Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant

First published in Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 12 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro: Serra da Estrela). It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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 brasiliana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Versieux, L.M. (2021). Alcantarea: Giant Bromeliads from Brazil: 1-348. Natal, Brazil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pereira, E. [10644] Brazil Vriesea brasiliana K000976340 Yes
Pereira, E. [10644] Brazil Vriesea brasiliana K000976341 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 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