Two new species of Cryptanthus (Bromelioideae, Bromeliaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil

DÉBORA MARIA CAVALCANTI FERREIRA; RAFAEL BATISTA LOUZADA

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.571.1.5

Issue: Vol. 571 No. 1: 1 November 2022

Type: Article

Published: 2022-11-01

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.1.5

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**Two new species of Cryptanthus (Bromelioideae, Bromeliaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil**

DÉBORA MARIA CAVALCANTI FERREIRA⁺⁻
RAFAEL BATISTA LOUZADA⁺⁻

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Bahia Bromeliad Poales Sergipe taxonomy Monocots

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Abstract

Two new species of Cryptanthus from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil are described and illustrated. Cryptanthus pirambuensis occurs in Sergipe State and is compared to C. alagoanus, C. pickelii and C. ruthiae, from which it differs mainly by the number of flowers in the apical cluster of the inflorescence and the number of flowers in the lateral clusters of the inflorescence. Cryptanthus vinosibracteatus was discovered in Bahia State and is morphologically similar to C. arelli, but it can be differentiated by the absence of trichomes on the adaxial surface of the leaf blades, length and color of the floral bracts and sepals, and length and connation of the petals. Geographic distribution data, including a map, photographs and comments are also provided for the new species.

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