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Type: Article
Published: 2015-04-24
Page range: 283–291
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Two new species of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Herbarium Bradeanum, C. Postal 15005, CEP 20031-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Bromelioideae Cryptanthoid complex morphology Orthophytum taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

The author describes and illustrates two new outlier species in Bromeliaceae, Orthophytum roseolilacinum and O. vasconcelosianum, from Minas Gerais state, Brazil, which are members of the “Cryptanthoid complex”. The morphological affinities and discordant features in relation to the conceptual boundaries of the genus are also discussed.