Krenakanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Krenakanthus
Species: K. ribeiroanus – K. roseolilacinus

Name

Krenakanthus (Leme, S.Heller & Zizka) Leme, Zizka & Paule, Phytotaxa 544(2): 142. (2022)

• Type species: Krenakanthus roseolilacinus (Leme) Leme, Zizka & Paule, Phytotaxa 544(2): 145. (2022)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Orthophytum subgen. Krenakanthus Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, Phytotaxa 318(1): 75. (2017)

References

Primary references

• Leme, E.M., Zizka, G., De Souza, E.H., Paule, J., De Carvalho, J.D., Mariath, J.E., Halbritter, H. & Ribero, O.B. 2022. New genera and a new species in the “Cryptanthoid Complex” (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) based on the morphology of recently discovered species, seed anatomy, and improvements in molecular phylogeny. Phytotaxa 544(2): 128–170. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.544.2.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Krenakanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan. 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Krenakanthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Krenakanthus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 29 2022. Reference page.