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Typification of Bromelia karatas , the type of the genus Bromelia (Bromeliaceae)
Author(s) -
Monteiro Raquel F.,
Forzza Rafaela C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.12705/655.12
Subject(s) - typification , bromeliaceae , taxon , genus , type (biology) , nomenclature , biology , botany , taxonomy (biology) , geography , zoology , ecology
The type of the genus Bromelia , B. karatas , occurs in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and northern South America. Over the last two centuries, the absence of type material has led to uncertainty regarding the identity of this taxon. Here we lectotypify and epitypify B. karatas , the species upon which the type genus of Bromeliaceae is based, and clarify the application of this name.