Miscellaneous new species in the Brazilian Bromeliaceae

From 1990 to 2006, 2,875 new angiosperm species were described in Brazil, including 280 newBromeliaceae species. This publication rate is considered to be a useful indicator of floristic richness andalso reveals the huge gaps in our knowledge of species that make up Brazilian biomes and the importan...

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Autores: Ribeiro, Otávio B. C., Leme, Elton M. C., Fraga, Claudio Nicoletti de, Kollmann, Ludovic J. C., Brown, Gregory K., Till, Walter, Machado, Marlon C., Monteiro, Fernando J. S., Fontana, André Paviotti
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repositorio:LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:locus.ufv.br:123456789/26477
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860201061104
https://locus.ufv.br//handle/123456789/26477
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodiversity
Bromelioideae
New taxa
Pitcairnioideae
Taxonomy
Tillandsioideae
Biodiversidade
Novos táxons Pitcairnioideae
Taxonomia
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Sumario:From 1990 to 2006, 2,875 new angiosperm species were described in Brazil, including 280 newBromeliaceae species. This publication rate is considered to be a useful indicator of floristic richness andalso reveals the huge gaps in our knowledge of species that make up Brazilian biomes and the importanceof taxonomy as a basic tool to assess biodiversity and conservation. The goal of modern taxonomists is ina race against time ordained by an unprecedented rate of global biodiversity loss, and therefore collaborationis vital to successfully close these gaps. This paper is the result of a broad cooperative research effortundertaken specifically to provide basic data on the identity of new components of Brazilian biologicaldiversity. The authors describe and illustrate 22 new Bromeliaceae species from three subfamilies: Bromelioideae - Aechmea guaratingensis, A. paratiensis, A. rubroaristata, Cryptanthus capitellatus, C. venecianus, C. viridovinosus, Hohenbergia aechmeoides, H. arcuata, H. barbarespina, H. reconcavensis, Nidularium alegrense, Orthophytum teofilo-otonense, O. cearence; Pitcairnioideae - Dyckia espiritosantensis, D. nana, Pitcairnia capixaba; Tillandsioideae - Tillandsia castelensis, Vriesea euclidiana, V. fontanae, V. multifoliata, V. sanctateresensis and V. teresopolitana.