Abstract
The authors describe, discuss, and illustrate Tillandsia oliveirae, a new species from the inselbergs of the Caatinga biome in the municipality of Itatim, Bahia, Brazil. The new species is similar to T. hofackeri, differing by morphological characters such as larger size of the plant, longer peduncle, more laxly arranged leaves, which are more numerous, and whitish petals. It is an endemic species with a restricted area of distribution, being considered critically endangered (CR) due to illegal extractivism, specifically for regional and international trade.
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<p>Barfuss, M.H.J., Till, W., Leme, E.M.C., Pinzoìn, J.P., Manzanares, J.M., Halbritter, H., Samuel, R. & Brown, G.K. (2016) Taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae based on a multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny and morphology. <em>Phytotaxa</em> 279: 1–97. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.279.1.1</p>
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<p>Brasil, Ministério do Interior (1975) <em>Superientendência do Desenvolvimento do Nordeste. Carta tipográfica da Região Nordeste</em> 1: 100.000, Folha SD. 24-V-B-V, Milagres, Bahia.</p>
<p>Burnett, G.T. (1835) <em>Outlines of Botany, including a general history of the vegetable kingdom. </em>John Churchill, London, 442 pp.</p>
<p>Convention on Biological Diversity (1993) Article 9. Available from: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity website. https://www.cbd.int/ (accessed 10 May 2021).</p>
<p>Ehlers, R. (2013) Eine neue <em>Tillandsia</em> aus dem südlichen Bahia – <em>Tillandsia hofackeri</em>. <em>Die Bromelie</em> 2013: 22–26.</p>
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<p>Guarçoni, E.A.E., Costa, A.F., Silva, E.O., Ferreira, A.W.C. & Oliveira, M.S. (2018) New records of <em>Tillandsia</em> L. (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) for Maranhão state, Brazil. <em>Check List, Journal of species list and distribution</em> 14: 951–959. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.5.951</p>
<p>Hawksworth, D.L. (2010) <em>Terms used in bionomenclature, the name of organisms (and plant communities)</em>. Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Copenhagen, 215 pp.</p>
<p>Hromadnik, L. (2020) <em>Tillandsia jequiensis</em> – a new treasure from Brazil. <em>Die Bromelie</em> 2020: 122–131.</p>
<p>IUCN (2020) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020 [online]. Available from http://www.iucnredlist.org (accessed 10 May 2021)</p>
<p>Jussieu, A.L. (1789) <em>Genera plantarum</em>: secundum ordines naturales disposita, juxta methodum in Horto regio parisiensi exaratam, anno M.DCC.LXXIV. Herissant, Paris, 498 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.284</p>
<p>Leme, E.M.C. (1987) Novas Bromeliaceas nativas do Brasil 5. <em>Bradea</em> 4: 393–405.</p>
<p>Leme, E.M.C. (1993) Two New Lithophytic Species from Bahia, Brazil. <em>Journal of the Bromeliad Society</em> 43: 243–245.</p>
<p>Leodegario, M.M., Cavalcante, B.P., Aona, L.Y.S., Wanderley, M.G.L., Souza, F.V.D. & Souza, E.H. (2021) Unexpected finds in Bahia: first records of five species of <em>Tillandsia</em> L. (Bromeliaceae). Check List, Journal of species list and distribution 17: 13–20. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.1.13</p>
<p>Leodegario, M.M., Cavalcante, B.P., Aona, L.Y.S., Wanderley MG.L. & Souza, E.H. (2020) <em>Tillandsia itatiensis</em>: a new species of <em>Tillandsia</em> L. (Bromeliaceae) from Bahia, Brazil. <em>Phytotaxa</em> 456: 186–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.456.2.6</p>
<p>Leodegario, M.M. (2021) Checklist do gênero <em>Tillandsia</em> L. (Bromeliaceae) para o estado da Bahia. Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 194 pp.</p>
<p>Lindley, J. (1842) <em>Edwards’s botanical register </em>28. James Ridgway, London, pp. 63.</p>
<p>Linnaeus, C. von (1753) <em>Species Plantarum</em>. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 560 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.669</p>
<p>Linnaeus, C. von (1762) <em>Species Plantarum ed. 2</em>. En la Imprenta Real, Madrid, pp. 408–411. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7555</p>
<p>Mez, C. (1894) <em>Bromeliaceae. Flora brasiliensis</em> 3. Monachii, Frid. Fleischer, pp. 173–639.</p>
<p>Mez, C. (1896) Bromeliaceae. <em>In: </em>De Candolle, C. (Ed.) <em>Monographiae Phanerogamarum 9. </em>Sumptibus Masson & C<sup>iae</sup>, Paris, pp. 1–990. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.45961</p>
<p>Pontes, R.A.S. & Agra, M.F. (2006) Flora da Paraíba, Brasil: <em>Tillandsia</em> L. (Bromeliaceae). <em>Rodriguésia</em> 57: 47–61. https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860200657104</p>
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<p>Sims (1813) <em>Curtis’s Botanical Magazine</em>. Academic Press, London, 37: 1529–1530.</p>
<p>Smith, L.B. & Downs, R.J. (1977) Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). <em>Flora Neotropica</em> 14: 659–1492.</p>
<p>Souza, G.M. & Wanderley, M.G.L. (2015) <em>Bromeliaceae</em> - <em>Flora de Sergipe</em>. Criação, Aracaju, pp. 77–114.</p>
<p>Souza, E.H., Carvalho, A.J.A., Gama, E.V.S., Hora Neto, A.R. & Aona, L.Y.S. (2021) Macambiras e espécies simpátricas da Serra do Jatobá, Milagres, Bahia. <em>Revista Macambira</em> 5: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.35642/rm.v5i1.563</p>
<p>Tardivo, R.C., Araújo, C.C. & Souza, B.P. (2020) <em>Tillandsia</em> in Flora do Brasil 2020. Available from: http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB6361 (accessed 20 January 2021)</p>
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<p>Visiani, R. (1855) Di due plantae nuove dell ìordine delle Bromeliaceae. <em>Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti</em> 5: 347‒344.</p>
<p>Wanderley, M.G.L. & Martins, E.M. (2007) <em>Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo</em>. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, pp. 39–162.</p>
<p>Wanderley, M.G.L. & Souza, G.M. (2002) <em>Distribuição das espécies de Bromeliaceae na caatinga</em>. Vegetação e Flora da Caatinga, Associação Plantas do Nordeste, Recife, pp. 121–122.</p>