Orthophytum Explained

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

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[6]

• Orthophytum alagoanum Leme & A.P.Fontana
• Orthophytum alvimii W.Weber
• Orthophytum arcanum Leme
• Orthophytum argenteum Louzada & Wand.
• Orthophytum atalaiense J.A.Siqueira & Leme
• Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H.Luther
• Orthophytum boudetianum Leme & L.Kollmann
• Orthophytum braunii Leme
• Orthophytum brejoense Leme, E.H.Souza & Vidigal
• Orthophytum buranhense Leme & A.P.Fontana
• Orthophytum catingae Leme
• Orthophytum cearense Leme & F.J.S.Monteiro
• Orthophytum compactum L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum conquistense Leme & M.Machado
• Orthophytum cristaliense Leme
• Orthophytum diamantinense Leme
• Orthophytum disjunctum L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum duartei L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme
• Orthophytum elegans Leme
• Orthophytum erigens Leme
• Orthophytum estevesii (Rauh) Leme
• Orthophytum falconii Leme
• Orthophytum foliosum L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum formosense Leme
• Orthophytum fosterianum L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum glabrum (Mez) Mez
• Orthophytum gouveianum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro
• Orthophytum graomogolense Leme & C.C.Paula
• Orthophytum grossiorum Leme & C.C.Paula
• Orthophytum guaratingense Leme & L.Kollmann
• Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison
• Orthophytum harleyi Leme & M.Machado
• Orthophytum horridum Leme
• Orthophytum jabrense Baracho & J.A.Siqueira
• Orthophytum jacaraciense Leme
• Orthophytum lanuginosum Leme & C.C.Paula
• Orthophytum lemei E.Pereira & I.A.Penna
• Orthophytum leprosum (Mez) Mez
• Orthophytum lucidum Leme & H.Luther
• Orthophytum lymanianum E.Pereira & I.A.Penna
• Orthophytum macroflorum Leme & M.Machado
• Orthophytum magalhaesii L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum maracasense L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum mello-barretoi L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum minimum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro
• Orthophytum piranianum Leme & C.C.Paula
• Orthophytum pseudostoloniferum Leme & L.Kollmann
• Orthophytum pseudovagans Leme & L.Kollmann
• Orthophytum riocontense Leme
• Orthophytum roseolilacinum Leme
• Orthophytum rubiginosum Leme
• Orthophytum rubrum L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum sanctum L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum santaritense Leme, S.Heller & Zizka
• Orthophytum santosianum Leme
• Orthophytum saxicola (Ule) L.B.Sm.
• Orthophytum schulzianum Leme & M.Machado
• Orthophytum striatifolium Leme & L.Kollmann
• Orthophytum sucrei H.Luther
• Orthophytum teofilo-otonense Leme & L.Kollmann
• Orthophytum toscanoi Leme
• Orthophytum triunfense J.A.Siqueira & Leme
• Orthophytum vagans M.B.Foster
• Orthophytum vasconcelosianum Leme
• Orthophytum viridissimum Leme
• Orthophytum zanonii Leme

Transferred

Species transferred to other genera include:

• Orthophytum albopictum Philcox → Sincoraea albopicta
• Orthophytum amoenum (Ule) L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea amoena
• Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B.Sm. & R.W. Read → Sincoraea burle-marxii
• Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme → Sincoraea hatschbachii
• Orthophytum heleniceae Leme → Sincoraea heleniceae
• Orthophytum humile L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea humilis
• Orthophytum itambense (Versieux & Leme) Louzada & Versieux → Lapanthus itambensis
• Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & Conceição → Sincoraea mucugensis
• Orthophytum navioides (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea navioides

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'

External links

• FCBS.org: Orthophytum bromeliad photos index

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=256275 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.dpi.inpe.br/referata/arq/22_Rafael_Bromelias/Bromelia_Mata_Atlantica.pdf DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"
3. Web site: Bromeliad Society International, taxonomy . 2007-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070203011339/http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/taxonomy.html . 2007-02-03 . dead .
4. Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.
5. Web site: DD 0217 DNA / New Genera. Butcher. Derek. 21 April 2019. Bromeliad.org. 16 June 2019.
6. Web site: Orthophytum Beer . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022-11-12 .