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| Tillandsia itatiensis E.H. Souza & Leodegario in Leodegario, Cavalcante, ... et Souza, 2020. |
Abstract
The authors describe, discuss, and illustrate Tillandsia itatiensis, a new species from the Caatinga biome in the municipality of Itatim, Bahia, Brazil. The new species is similar to T. streptocarpa and T. grao-mogolensis, regarding morphological characters such as caulescent habit, curved stem, simple inflorescence with no more than five flowers per inflorescence and simple-erect stigma. It inhabits inselbergs in Caatinga forest, where it is critically endangered (CR) due its small distribution and human extractivism.
Keywords: Bromeliads, Caatinga, Poales, inselbergs, Tillandsia grao-mogolensis, Tillandsia streptocarpa, Tillandsioideae, Monocots
Marcio De Melo Leodegario, Brayan Paiva Cavalcante, Lidyanne Yuriko Saleme Aona, Maria das Graças Lapa Wanderley and Everton Hilo de Souza. 2020. Tillandsia itatiensis: A New Species of Tillandsia L. (Bromeliaceae) from Bahia, Brazil. Phytotaxa. 456(2); 186–194. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.456.2.6
