Waltillia
| Waltillia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Waltillia Leme, Barfuss & Halbritt. |
| Species | |
Waltillia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.[1] It was considered to be a monotypic genus until the 2021 description of W. itambana.[2]
Its native range is Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1] Although, Waltillia itambana is believed to be restricted to Pico do Itambé State Park.[2]
Species[edit]
There are currently two described species:[1][2]
- Waltillia hatschbachii (L.B.Sm. & Read) Leme, Barfuss & Halbritt.
- Waltillia itambana T. Machado & Versieux
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus name of Waltillia is in honour of Walter Till (b. 1956), an Austrian botanist and herbarium director in Vienna.[3] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.299 (Issue 1) on page 29 in 2017.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Waltillia Leme, Barfuss & Halbritt. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Machado, Talita M.; Pivari, Marco Otávio D.; Versieux, Leonardo M. (2021-03-17). "Expanding Waltillia : an addition to a previously monotypic genus of Bromeliaceae from the Espinhaço range, Brazil". Phytotaxa. 491 (1): 1–11. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.491.1.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.