Orthophytum

Orthophytum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Orthophytum; Beer
Synonyms
	Prantleia Mez; Cryptanthopsis Ule; Sincoraea Ule;

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[]

Philcox
Orthophytum alvimii W. Weber
(Ule) L.B. Smith
Orthophytum atalaiense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H. Luther
Leme & L. Kollmann
Orthophytum braunii Leme
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
Leme
Orthophytum compactum L.B. Smith
Leme & M. Machado
Orthophytum disjunctum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum duartei L.B. Smith
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
Leme & M. Machado
Leme
Orthophytum heleniceae Leme
Orthophytum horridum Leme
L.B. Smith
(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
E. Pereira & I.A. Penna
Leme & M. Machado
Orthophytum magalhaesii L.B. Smith
Orthophytum maracasense L.B. Smith
L.B. Smith
Wanderley & Conceição
Orthophytum navioides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
Leme & L. Kollmann
Leme
Leme
Orthophytum rubrum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum sanctum L.B. Smith
Orthophytum saxicola (Ule) L.B. Smith
Leme & M. Machado
Leme & L. Kollmann
Orthophytum sucrei H. Luther
E. Gross & Barthlott
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[]

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ ^a ^b 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.

External links[]

FCBS.org: Orthophytum bromeliad photos index

[t-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[mata-2] 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.

[3] "Bromeliad Society International, taxonomy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[4] Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.

[5] Butcher, Derek (21 April 2019). "DD 0217 DNA / New Genera". Bromeliad.org. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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