Bromeliaceae
Wittmackia

Wittmackia antillana (Mez) Aguirre-Santoro

First published in Pl. Syst. Evol. 303: 632 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Puerto Rico to Virgin Islands (Guana). It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 22, 2017 Hamilton, M.A. [MAH 1658] British Virgin Islands Hohenbergia antillana K:SPC-67076.000 No
May 6, 1932 Sintenis, P. [2000] Puerto Rico Hohenbergia antillana K000322159 Isolectotype Yes
May 6, 1932 Sintenis, P. [2000] Puerto Rico Hohenbergia antillana K000322158 Type Yes
May 6, 1932 Sintenis, P. [2000] Puerto Rico Hohenbergia antillana K000322160 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0