Disteganthus Explained

Disteganthus is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “dis” (two), “steg” (covering), and “anthos” (flower).^[1] They are considered a primitive genus among bromeliads and are only found in terrestrial environments. Distenganthus has three known species, native to northeastern South America.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

• Disteganthus basilateralis Lemaire - French Guiana
• Disteganthus gracieae Aguirre-Santoro & Michelang. - French Guiana, Suriname
• Disteganthus lateralis (L.B. Smith) Gouda - French Guiana, Suriname
• Disteganthus morii Aguirre-Santoro & Michelang. - Suriname

External links

• Disteganthus photos on FCBS
• BSI Genera Gallery photos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology . 2009-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070203011214/http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/genera.html . 2007-02-03 . dead .
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=241268 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
4. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.