Forzzaea Explained

Forzzaea is a genus of eu-bromelioids in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil, and described in 2017.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[1]

• Forzzaea coutensis Leme & O.B.C. Ribeiro
• Forzzaea flavipetala Leme & O.B.C. Ribeiro
• Forzzaea leopoldo-horstii (Rauh) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka
• Forzzaea micra (Louzada, Wand. & Versieux) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka
• Forzzaea pseudomicra Leme & O.B.C. Ribeiro
• Forzzaea viridifolia Leme & O.B.C. Ribeiro
• Forzzaea warasii (E.Pereira) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka

Notes and References

1. 10.11646/phytotaxa.430.3.2 . Miscellaneous new species in the "Cryptanthoid complex" (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) from Eastern Brazil . 2020 . Leme . Elton M.C. . Ribeiro . Otávio B.C. . Souza . Fernanda Vidigal D. . de Souza . Everton Hilo . Kollmann . Ludovic J.C. . Fontana . André P. . Phytotaxa . 430 . 3 . 157–202 .