Orthophytum (Greek "ortho" = straight and "phytum" = plant) is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Orthophytum Beer |
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Distribution
editAll 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
editAs of November 2022[update], 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
editSpecies 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
editCultivars 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'
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(in Portuguese), abstract−(in English) species lists−(in Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Bromeliad Society International, taxonomy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.
- ^ Butcher, Derek (21 April 2019). "DD 0217 DNA / New Genera". Bromeliad.org. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Orthophytum Beer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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