Orthophytum

''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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"
; ''Rodriguésia 59'', February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−, abstract− species lists−. accessed 30 May 2016.

Species are found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, and/or Pernambuco.

Due to recent advances in technology and DNA testing many of the original ''Orthophytum'' species and cultivars have been reclassified under new genera.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

*'' 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'

References

External links

FCBS.org: ''Orthophytum'' bromeliad photos index

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Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of the Atlantic Forest
Flora of Alagoas
Flora of Bahia
Flora of Espírito Santo
Flora of Minas Gerais
Flora of Paraíba
Flora of Pernambuco
Garden plants of South America
Bromeliaceae genera