Monday, July 11, 2016

[Botany • 2015] Tillandsia leucopetala • A New Saxicolous Species of Tillandsia subgroup Anoplophytum (Bromeliaceae) endemic to Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil


Tillandsia leucopetala 
  H. Büneker, R. Pontes & L. Witeck   DOI:  10.11646/phytotaxa.202.2.6

Abstract
Tillandsia leucopetala H. Büneker, R. Pontes & L. Witeck is an endemic saxicolous new species from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It is described, illustrated and data about its geographic distribution and ecology are provided.

Keywords: Taxonomy, Tillandsia subg. Anoplophytum, Tillandsia tenuifolia complex

 Henrique Mallmann Büneker, Rodrigo Corrêa Pontes, Leopoldo Witeck-Neto and Kelen Pureza Soares. 2016. Tillandsia leucopetala, A New Species of Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Phytotaxa. 202(2); 143-148. DOI:  10.11646/phytotaxa.202.2.6