Bromeliaceae
Alcantarea

Alcantarea geniculata (Wawra) J.R.Grant

First published in Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 13 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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 geniculata.]

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?
Jan 1, 1968 Duarte, A.P. [48160] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976339 Yes
May 1, 1966 Castellanos, A. [23497] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976335 Yes
Jan 1, 1894 Glaziou [8016] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976333 Yes
Glaziou, A. [15470] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976331 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15468] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000322042 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15468] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000322043 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15468] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000322041 Type Yes
Duarte, A.P. [48160] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976338 Yes
Pereira, E. [10546] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976337 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23497] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976330 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23497] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K002272066 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23497] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976334 Yes
Glaziou, A. [s.n.] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976332 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23497] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976336 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23497] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K002272065 Yes
Glaziou [11685] Brazil Vriesea geniculata K000976329 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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