Orthophytum

Orthophytum
	Orthophytum sanctum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Orthophytum; Beer
Synonyms
	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^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[6]

Orthophytum alagoanum Leme & A.P.Fontana
Orthophytum alvimii W.Weber
Orthophytum arcanum Leme
Orthophytum argenteum Louzada & Wand.
Orthophytum atalaiense J.A.Siqueira & Leme
Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H.Luther
Orthophytum boudetianum Leme & L.Kollmann
Orthophytum braunii Leme
Orthophytum brejoense Leme, E.H.Souza & Vidigal
Orthophytum buranhense Leme & A.P.Fontana
Orthophytum catingae Leme
Orthophytum cearense Leme & F.J.S.Monteiro
Orthophytum compactum L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum conquistense Leme & M.Machado
Orthophytum cristaliense Leme
Orthophytum diamantinense Leme
Orthophytum disjunctum L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum duartei L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme
Orthophytum elegans Leme
Orthophytum erigens Leme
Orthophytum estevesii (Rauh) Leme
Orthophytum falconii Leme
Orthophytum foliosum L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum formosense Leme
Orthophytum fosterianum L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum glabrum (Mez) Mez
Orthophytum gouveianum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro
Orthophytum graomogolense Leme & C.C.Paula
Orthophytum grossiorum Leme & C.C.Paula
Orthophytum guaratingense Leme & L.Kollmann
Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison
Orthophytum harleyi Leme & M.Machado
Orthophytum horridum Leme
Orthophytum jabrense Baracho & J.A.Siqueira
Orthophytum jacaraciense Leme
Orthophytum lanuginosum Leme & C.C.Paula
Orthophytum lemei E.Pereira & I.A.Penna
Orthophytum leprosum (Mez) Mez
Orthophytum lucidum Leme & H.Luther
Orthophytum lymanianum E.Pereira & I.A.Penna
Orthophytum macroflorum Leme & M.Machado
Orthophytum magalhaesii L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum maracasense L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum mello-barretoi L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum minimum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro
Orthophytum piranianum Leme & C.C.Paula
Orthophytum pseudostoloniferum Leme & L.Kollmann
Orthophytum pseudovagans Leme & L.Kollmann
Orthophytum riocontense Leme
Orthophytum roseolilacinum Leme
Orthophytum rubiginosum Leme
Orthophytum rubrum L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum sanctum L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum santaritense Leme, S.Heller & Zizka
Orthophytum santosianum Leme
Orthophytum saxicola (Ule) L.B.Sm.
Orthophytum schulzianum Leme & M.Machado
Orthophytum striatifolium Leme & L.Kollmann
Orthophytum sucrei H.Luther
Orthophytum teofilo-otonense Leme & L.Kollmann
Orthophytum toscanoi Leme
Orthophytum triunfense J.A.Siqueira & Leme
Orthophytum vagans M.B.Foster
Orthophytum vasconcelosianum Leme
Orthophytum viridissimum Leme
Orthophytum zanonii Leme

Transferred

Species transferred to other genera include:

Orthophytum albopictum Philcox → Sincoraea albopicta
Orthophytum amoenum (Ule) L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea amoena
Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B.Sm. & R.W. Read → Sincoraea burle-marxii
Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme → Sincoraea hatschbachii
Orthophytum heleniceae Leme → Sincoraea heleniceae
Orthophytum humile L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea humilis
Orthophytum itambense (Versieux & Leme) Louzada & Versieux → Lapanthus itambensis
Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & Conceição → Sincoraea 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

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ ^a ^b DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(in Portuguese), abstract−(in English) species lists−(in Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
^ "Bromeliad Society International, taxonomy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.
^ Butcher, Derek (21 April 2019). "DD 0217 DNA / New Genera". Bromeliad.org. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ "Orthophytum Beer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

External links

FCBS.org: Orthophytum bromeliad photos index

[t-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[mata-2] DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine; 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". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[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". Bromeliad.org. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[POWO_30006210-2-6] "Orthophytum Beer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

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