Leochilus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Tillandsioideae
Tribus: Vrieseeae
Genus: Alcantarea

Species: Alcantarea brasiliana
Name

Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 12 (1995).
Synonyms

Basionym
Vriesea brasiliana L.B.Sm., Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 1: 115 (1943).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Grant, J.R., 1995. Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 12​.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alcantarea brasiliana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alcantarea brasiliana. Published online. Accessed: Jun 29 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Alcantarea brasiliana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29.
Tropicos.org 2019. Alcantarea brasiliana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29.

Vernacular names

Alcantarea brasiliana is a species in the genus Alcantarea. This species is endemic to Brazil.
References
Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.