Waltillia Explained

Waltillia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.^[1] It was considered to be a monotypic genus until the 2021 description of W. itambana.^[2]

Its native range is Minas Gerais, Brazil. Although, Waltillia itambana is believed to be restricted to Pico do Itambé State Park.

Species

There are currently two described species:

• Waltillia hatschbachii (L.B.Sm. & Read) Leme, Barfuss & Halbritt.
• Waltillia itambana

Taxonomy

The genus name of Waltillia is in honour of Walter Till (b. 1956), an Austrian botanist and herbarium director in Vienna.^[3] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.299 (Issue 1) on page 29 in 2017.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Waltillia Leme, Barfuss & Halbritt. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 13 March 2021 . en.
2. Machado. Talita M.. Pivari. Marco Otávio D.. Versieux. Leonardo M.. 2021-03-17. Expanding Waltillia : an addition to a previously monotypic genus of Bromeliaceae from the Espinhaço range, Brazil. Phytotaxa. en. 491. 1. 1–11. 10.11646/phytotaxa.491.1.1. 1179-3163. free.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.