Dyckia sulcata (Bromeliaceae), a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on leaf anatomy

Elidio A.E. Guarçoni; ARISTÉA ALVES AZEVEDO; ANDREA FERREIRA DA COSTA

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.188.3.6

Issue: Vol. 188 No. 3: 12 December 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-12-12

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.188.3.6

Page range: 169–175

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Dyckia sulcata (Bromeliaceae), a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on leaf anatomy

Elidio A.E. Guarçoni⁺⁻
ARISTÉA ALVES AZEVEDO⁺⁻
ANDREA FERREIRA DA COSTA⁺⁻

Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Holfs, Cidade Universitária, 36570-000 - Viçosa, MG - Brasil.

Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Holfs s/n., Cidade Universitária, 36570-000 - Viçosa, MG – Brasil

Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, 20940-040, Brazil

Rocky fields Espinhaço Mountain Range Pitcairnioideae Leaf Anatomy

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Abstract

Dyckia sulcata is described and illustrated here as a new species from Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Information on its phenology, ecology, distribution, and conservation status is provided. The species is morphologically compared with D. brachyphylla and D. saxatilis, which are the species considered most similar. Illustrations and descriptions of leaf anatomy are also provided.