Fosterella albicans

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Fosterella
Species: Fosterella albicans
Name

Fosterella albicans (Griseb.) L.B.Sm., Phytologia 7: 171 (1960).
Synonyms

Basionym
Cottendorfia albicans Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 330 (1879).
Homotypic
Lindmania albicans (Griseb.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 537 (1896).
Heterotypic
Fosterella fuentesii Ibisch, R.Vásquez & E.Gross, Selbyana 23: 207 (2002).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
C. Bolivia to NW. Argentina

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

References

Smith, L.B., 1960. Phytologia 7: 171​.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Fosterella albicans in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Fosterella albicans. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Fosterella albicans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28.
Tropicos.org 2019. Fosterella albicans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28.

Vernacular names

Fosterella albicans is a plant species in the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Bolivia and Argentina.[1][2][3]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
Peters, J., Vásquez, R., Osinaga, A., Leme, E., Weising, K. & Ibisch, P.L. (2008). Towards a taxonomic revision of the genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana 29: 182-194.