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Issue: Vol. 695 No. 1: 25 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.695.1.8
Page range: 131-138
Abstract views: 117
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A new species of Tillandsia (Tillandsioideae, Bromeliaceae) endemic to the highland humid enclaves of Northeastern Brazil

Geosciences Department, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, 58051-900, Brazil.
Biosciences Department, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil.
Biosciences Department, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil.
Biosciences Department, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil.
Atlantic rainforest Brejo de Altitude Cytotaxonomy Tillandsieae Monocots

Abstract

A new species of bromeliad, Tillandsia areiensis, subgenus Anoplophytum (Tillandsioideae, Bromeliaceae), is here described. The proposed taxon is endemic to the highland humid enclaves of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. Morphological and karyological characteristics of this new species were compared with those of Tillandsia tenuifolia, a morphologically similar species. Differences in floral traits, particularly in the peduncle and floral bracts, as well as cytotaxonomic markers (variations in the distribution of heterochromatic bands), support the recognition of this new species.

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How to Cite

CORDEIRO, JOEL M. P., ERTON MENDONÇA DE ALMEIDA, ANGELINE MARIA DA SILVA SANTOS, and LEONARDO P. FELIX. 2025. “A New Species of <em>Tillandsia</Em> (Tillandsioideae, Bromeliaceae) Endemic to the Highland Humid Enclaves of Northeastern Brazil”. Phytotaxa 695 (1):131-38. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.695.1.8.