Disteganthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Disteganthus
Species: D. basilateralis – D. gracieae – D. lateralis – D. morii
Name

Disteganthus Lem., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 3: t. 227 (1847)

Type species: Disteganthus basilateralis Lem., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 3: t. 227 (1847)

References

Lemaire, C. 1847. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 3: pl 227. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Disteganthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Disteganthus. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Disteganthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 9.

Disteganthus is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “dis” (two), “steg” (covering), and “anthos” (flower).[1] They are considered a primitive genus among bromeliads and are only found in terrestrial environments. Distenganthus has three known species, native to northeastern South America.[2][3][4]
Species

Disteganthus basilateralis Lemaire - French Guiana
Disteganthus calatheoides (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & Read - Amapá, French Guiana
Disteganthus lateralis (L.B. Smith) Gouda - French Guiana, Suriname

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.