Alcantarea geniculata

Alcantarea geniculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Tillandsioideae
Tribus: Vrieseeae
Genus: Alcantarea

Species: Alcantarea geniculata

Name

Alcantarea geniculata (Wawra) J.R.Grant, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 13 (1995).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Platystachys geniculata Wawra, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 12: 345 (1862).
• Homotypic
  • Vriesea geniculata (Wawra) Wawra, Bot. Ergebn.: 156 (1866).
• Heterotypic
  • Vriesea glaziouana Lem., Ill. Hort. 14(Misc.): 43 (1867).
  • Vriesea regina var. glaziouana (Lem.) Wawra, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 30: 218 (1880).
  • Vriesea vasta Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 572 (1894).
  • Alcantarea glaziouana (Lem.) Leme, Bromélia 4(2): 35 (1997).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Grant, J.R., 1995. Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 13.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alcantarea geniculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alcantarea geniculata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 29 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Alcantarea geniculata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alcantarea geniculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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