Orthophytum

Orthophytum
Orthophytum amoenum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Orthophytum
Synonyms[1]
Prantleia Mez Cryptanthopsis Ule Sincoraea Ule

Orthophytum (Greek "ortho" = straight and "phytum" = plant) is a genus of the botanical 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. ^[2][1][3][4]

Species are found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, and/or Pernambuco. ^[2]

Species

1. Orthophytum albopictum Philcox
2. Orthophytum alvimii W. Weber
3. Orthophytum amoenum (Ule) L.B. Smith
4. Orthophytum atalaiense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
5. Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H. Luther
6. Orthophytum boudetianum Leme & L. Kollmann
7. Orthophytum braunii Leme
8. Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
9. Orthophytum catingae Leme
10. Orthophytum compactum L.B. Smith
11. Orthophytum conquistense Leme & M. Machado
12. Orthophytum disjunctum L.B. Smith
13. Orthophytum duartei L.B. Smith
14. Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme
15. Orthophytum estevesii (Rauh) Leme
16. Orthophytum falconii Leme
17. Orthophytum foliosum L.B. Smith
18. Orthophytum fosterianum L.B. Smith
19. Orthophytum glabrum (Mez) Mez
20. Orthophytum grossiorum Leme & Paula
21. Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison
22. Orthophytum harleyi Leme & M. Machado
23. Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme
24. Orthophytum heleniceae Leme
25. Orthophytum horridum Leme
26. Orthophytum humile L.B. Smith
27. Orthophytum itambensis (Versieux & Leme) Louzada & Versieux
28. Orthophytum jabrense G.S. Baracho & J.A. Siqueira
29. Orthophytum lanuginosum Leme & Paula
30. Orthophytum lemei E. Pereira & I.A. Penna
31. Orthophytum leprosum (Mez) Mez
32. Orthophytum lucidum Leme & H. Luther
33. Orthophytum lymanianum E. Pereira & I.A. Penna
34. Orthophytum macroflorum Leme & M. Machado
35. Orthophytum magalhaesii L.B. Smith
36. Orthophytum maracasense L.B. Smith
37. Orthophytum mello-barretoi L.B. Smith
38. Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & Conceição
39. Orthophytum navioides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
40. Orthophytum pseudovagans Leme & L. Kollmann
41. Orthophytum riocontense Leme
42. Orthophytum rubiginosum Leme
43. Orthophytum rubrum L.B. Smith
44. Orthophytum sanctum L.B. Smith
45. Orthophytum saxicola (Ule) L.B. Smith
46. Orthophytum schultzianum Leme & M. Machado
47. Orthophytum striatifolium Leme & L. Kollmann
48. Orthophytum sucrei H. Luther
49. Orthophytum supthutii E. Gross & Barthlott
50. Orthophytum toscanoi Leme
51. Orthophytum triunfense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
52. Orthophytum vagans M.B. Foster
53. 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'

See also

• Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
• Endemic flora of Brazil

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(Portuguese), abstract−(English) species lists−(Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
3. Bromeliad Society International, taxonomy
4. Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.

External links

• FCBS.org: Orthophytum bromeliad photos index