Orthophytum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Orthophytum
Species: O. albopictum – O. alvimii – O. amoenum – O. argenteum – O. atalaiense – O. benzingii – O. boudetianum – O. braunii – O. buranhense – O. burle-marxii – O. catingae – O. cearense – O. compactum – O. conquistense – O. diamantinense – O. disjunctum – O. duartei – O. eddie-estevesii – O. elegans – O. erigens – O. estevesii – O. falconii – O. foliosum – O. fosterianum – O. glabrum – O. graomogolense – O. grossiorum – O. guaratingense – O. gurkenii – O. harleyi – O. hatschbachii – O. heleniceae – O. horridum – O. humile – O. jabrense – O. jacaraciense – O. lanuginosum – O. lemei – O. leprosum – O. lucidum – O. lymanianum – O. macroflorum – O. magalhaesii – O. maracasense – O. mello-barretoi – O. mucugense – O. navioides – O. ophiuroides – O. piranianum – O. pseudostoloniferum – O. pseudovagans – O. rafaelii – O. riocontense – O. roseum – O. rubiginosum – O. rubrum – O. sanctum – O. saxicola – O. schulzianum – O. striatifolium – O. sucrei – O. teofilo-otonense – O. toscanoi – O. triunfense – O. ulei – O. vagans – O. zanonii
Name

Orthophytum Beer, Flora 27: 347 (1854)

Type species: Orthophytum glabrum (Mez) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 117 (1896)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Prantleia Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 257 (1891)
Cryptanthopsis Ule, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 193 (1908)
Sincoraea Ule, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 191 (1908)

References

Beer, J.G. 1896. Flora 37: 347.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Orthophytum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 15. Reference page.
Leme, E.M.C., Heller, S., Zizka, G. & Halbritter, H. 2017. New circumscription of Cryptanthus and new Cryptanthoid genera and subgenera (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) based on neglected morphological traits and molecular phylogeny. Phytotaxa 318(1): 1–88. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.318.1.1 Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Orthophytum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 15.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Orthophytum. Published online. Accessed: July 15 2015.

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

Orthophytum albopictum Philcox
Orthophytum alvimii W. Weber
Orthophytum amoenum (Ule) L.B. Smith
Orthophytum atalaiense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H. Luther
Orthophytum boudetianum Leme & L. Kollmann
Orthophytum braunii Leme
Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
Orthophytum catingae Leme
Orthophytum compactum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum conquistense Leme & M. Machado
Orthophytum disjunctum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum duartei L.B. Smith
Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme
Orthophytum estevesii (Rauh) Leme
Orthophytum falconii Leme
Orthophytum foliosum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum fosterianum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum glabrum (Mez) Mez
Orthophytum grossiorum Leme & Paula
Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison
Orthophytum harleyi Leme & M. Machado
Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme
Orthophytum heleniceae Leme
Orthophytum horridum Leme
Orthophytum humile L.B. Smith
Orthophytum itambensis (Versieux & Leme) Louzada & Versieux
Orthophytum jabrense G.S. Baracho & J.A. Siqueira
Orthophytum lanuginosum Leme & 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. Smith
Orthophytum maracasense L.B. Smith
Orthophytum mello-barretoi L.B. Smith
Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & Conceição
Orthophytum navioides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
Orthophytum pseudovagans Leme & L. Kollmann
Orthophytum riocontense Leme
Orthophytum rubiginosum Leme
Orthophytum rubrum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum sanctum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum saxicola (Ule) L.B. Smith
Orthophytum schultzianum Leme & M. Machado
Orthophytum striatifolium Leme & L. Kollmann
Orthophytum sucrei H. Luther
Orthophytum supthutii E. Gross & Barthlott
Orthophytum toscanoi Leme
Orthophytum triunfense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
Orthophytum vagans M.B. Foster
Orthophytum zanonii Leme

Cultivated Orthophytum gurkenii.
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

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
"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.