Fosterella Explained

Fosterella is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).

Species

• Fosterella albicans (Grisebach) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Argentina
• Fosterella aletroides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Peru
• Fosterella batistana Ibisch, Leme & J.Peters - Pará
• Fosterella caulescens Rauh - Bolivia
• Fosterella chaparensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella christophii Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
• Fosterella cotacajensis Kessler, Ibisch & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella elviragrossiae Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
• Fosterella floridensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella gracilis (Rusby) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella graminea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella hatschbachii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso
• Fosterella heterophylla Rauh - Bolivia
• Fosterella kroemeri Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
• Fosterella micrantha (Lindley) L.B. Smith - Mexico (Nuevo León, Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero), Guatemala, El Salvador
• Fosterella nicoliana J.Peters & Ibisch - Peru
• Fosterella pearcei (Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella penduliflora (C.H. Wright) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
• Fosterella petiolata (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
• Fosterella rexiae Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella robertreadii Ibisch & J. Peters - Peru
• Fosterella rojasii (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Paraguay, Bolivia
• Fosterella rusbyi (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
• Fosterella schidosperma (Baker) L.B. Smith - Peru
• Fosterella spectabilis H. Luther - Bolivia
• Fosterella vasquezii E. Gross & Ibisch - Bolivia
• Fosterella villosula (Harms) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella weberbaueri (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
• Fosterella weddelliana (Brongniart ex Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella windischii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso, Bolivia
• Fosterella yuvinkae Ibisch, R. Vásquez, E. Gross & S. Reichle - Bolivia

External links

• BSI Genera Gallery photos

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=246241 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
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. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part I. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(1): 1–660.
5. Peters, J., Vásquez, R., Osinaga, A., Leme, E., Weising, K. & Ibisch, P.L. (2008). Towards a taxonomic revision of the genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana 29: 182-194.
6. Ribeiro. Otávio B. C.. Halbritter. Heidemarie. Forzza. Rafaela C.. Leme. Elton M. C.. 2019-03-11. Contribution to the study of the genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae: Pitcairnioideae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa. en. 395. 3. 137–167. 10.11646/phytotaxa.395.3.1. 92554975 . 1179-3163.