Wittrockia superba

Wittrockia superba

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Wittrockia
Species: Wittrockia superba

Name

Wittrockia superba Lindm., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s., 24(8): 20 (1891).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nidularium superbum (Lindm.) Ule, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 48: 149 (1906 publ. 1907).
  • Canistrum superbum (Lindm.) Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 621 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Nidularium wawreanum Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 245 (1891).
  • Canistrum cruentum F.Muell., Gartenflora 42: 717 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindman, C.A.M. 1891. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar n.s., 24(8): 20.

Additional references

• Aguirre-Santoro, J. 2017. Taxonomy of the Ronnbergia Alliance (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae): new combinations, synopsis, and new circumscriptions of Ronnbergia and the resurrected genus Wittmackia. Plant Systematics and Evolution 303(5): 615-640. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-017-1394-y Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Wittrockia superba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Wittrockia superba. Published online. Accessed: Jun 22 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Wittrockia superba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2019.

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