Biology:Orthophytum

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Orthophytum
Orthophytum sanctum kz03.jpg
Orthophytum sanctum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Orthophytum
Beer
Synonyms[1]
  • Prantleia Mez
  • Cryptanthopsis Ule

Orthophytum (Greek "ortho" = straight and "phytum" = plant) is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.

Distribution

All the species of the bromeliad genus are endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeast Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

Species are found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, and/or Pernambuco.[2]

Due to recent advances in technology and DNA testing many of the original Orthophytum species and cultivars have been reclassified under new genera.[5]

Species

(As of November 2022), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[6]

Cultivated Orthophytum gurkenii.

Transferred

Species transferred to other genera include:

  • Orthophytum albopictum PhilcoxSincoraea albopicta
  • Orthophytum amoenum (Ule) L.B.Sm.Sincoraea amoena
  • Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B.Sm. & R.W. ReadSincoraea burle-marxii
  • Orthophytum hatschbachii LemeSincoraea hatschbachii
  • Orthophytum heleniceae LemeSincoraea heleniceae
  • Orthophytum humile L.B.Sm.Sincoraea humilis
  • Orthophytum itambense (Versieux & Leme) Louzada & VersieuxLapanthus itambensis
  • Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & ConceiçãoSincoraea mucugensis
  • Orthophytum navioides (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm.Sincoraea navioides

Selected cultivars and hybrids

Cultivars and hybrids cultivated as ornamental plants include:

  • Orthophytum 'Andrea'
  • Orthophytum 'Blaze'
  • Orthophytum 'Brunswick'
  • Orthophytum 'Clouds'
  • Orthophytum 'Copper Penny'
  • Orthophytum 'Donna Shaw'
  • Orthophytum 'Iron Ore'
  • Orthophytum 'Ivory Tower'
  • Orthophytum 'Milagres'
  • Orthophytum 'Mother Lode'
  • Orthophytum 'Stardust'
  • Orthophytum 'Starlights'
  • Orthophytum 'Stellar Beauty'
  • Orthophytum 'Warana'
  • Orthophytum 'Warren Loose'


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 2.0 2.1 DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" ; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(in Portuguese), abstract−(in English) species lists−(in Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
  3. "Bromeliad Society International, taxonomy". http://bsi.org/brom_info/taxonomy.html. 
  4. Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.
  5. Butcher, Derek (21 April 2019). "DD 0217 DNA / New Genera". http://www.bromeliad.org.au/news/DD0217.htm. 
  6. "Orthophytum Beer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30006210-2. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q145879 entry