Bromeliaceae
Alcantarea

Alcantarea nahoumii (Leme) J.R.Grant

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

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

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 nahoumii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Queiroz, L.P. [2933], Bahia Vriesea nahoumii K000294406 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [2933], Bahia Vriesea nahoumii K000294407 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