A new species of Werauhia (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) from the Brazilian “Hylaea”

ELTON M.C. LEME; JEFFERSON J. VALSKO; AMAURI H. KRAHL; JASON R. GRANT

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.471.1.3

Issue: Vol. 471 No. 1: 10 November 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-11-10

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.471.1.3

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**A new species of Werauhia (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) from the Brazilian “Hylaea”**

ELTON M.C. LEME⁺⁻
JEFFERSON J. VALSKO⁺⁻
AMAURI H. KRAHL⁺⁻
JASON R. GRANT⁺⁻

Collaborative Researcher, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Research Associate, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, USA

Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade Biológica, Rua Gal. Rodrigo Otávio Jordão Ramos, 3000, Japiim I, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. André Araujo, 2936, Aleixo, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Monocots Amazonia Cipuropsidinae cupulate stigma Vrieseeae

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Abstract

The authors describe and illustrate Werauhia hylaeana, a new species of Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) from the Amazonian “Hylaea” of Brazil. It is related to W. gladioliflora, but differs in its stature, leaf blade, and inflorescence size, in the shape of floral bracts, sepals, and petals. An identification key for the species of Werauhia reported to Brazil is presented, in addition to habitat and distribution data for the new species.

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