Addendum to "The resurrection of Alcantarea and Werauhia, a new genus" (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae)

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by  J R Grant

Phylologia (February 1995) 78(2):119-123.
ADDENDUM TO "THE RESURRECTION OF ALCANTAREA AND WERAUHIA
A NEW GENUS" (BROMELIACEAE: TILLANDSIOIDEAE)
Jason R. Grant
DepartmentofBotany,UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark, Maryland20742-5815
U.S.A.
ABSTRACT
An addendum to a recently published paper. The resurrection of
Alcantarea and Werauhia, a new genus" (Grant 1995) is presented.
Taxonomic amendments include: accepting new synonymy proposed by
Utley (1994) including Vriesea breedloveam L.B. Smith = Werauhia
werckleana (Mez) J.R. Grant, V. chiapensis Matuda = W. pectinata (L.B.
Smith) J.R. Grant, V. cornus-cervi Rohweder = W. werckleana (Mez) J R
Grant, V. ovandensis Matuda = W. pycnantha (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant!
comb, nov., and V. patzeltii Rauh subsp. panamaensis Rauh = W*
greenbergii(Utley)J.R. Grant,andthe transferofVrieseaburgeriL.B Smith
andV.macranthaMez&Werckleto Werauhia as W. burgeri (L.B. Smith)
J.R. Grant, comb, nov., and W. macrantha (Mez & Werckl^) J.R. Grant
comb. nov. While a U-anslation of the Alcantarea abstract into Spanish was
published, its translationintoPortugueseandthe translations of the Werauhia
text into both Portuguese and Spanish were omitted by the publisher. They
arepnntedhereintheirentirety. Severalerrorsinthetextarealsocorrected.
KEY WORDS:
Bromeliaceae,Tillandsioideae,Alcantarea, Werauhia, Vriesea
INTRODUCTION
TheThisaddendumaccountsfortaxonomicchangesanderrors in the text of the paper
resurrectionoiAlcantareaand Werauhia,a new genus" (Grant 1995) While an
updatedmanuscriptcontaining theserevisionswas sent to the publisher of that paper
the computer diskette containing the file became corrupted dunng international mail
transport,and thecorrections werenot made. Therefore, the onginal manuscnpl was
pnntedwithouttheamendments. Thispapersummanzesthechanges that should have
beenmade.
ALCANTAREA
gen6Snucm(d^rinoa.TilElsatneds€iooidperaie.meiOroobdjeecutimvaoesedreileimdietaarrotisgIoismiqtueesdieragoenreevriosairndoivsidluiamlisteas
lim de desenvolver um sistem natural e filgenico de classifica9ao de nivel genenco
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denlro da sub-famflia. Aqui, Alcantarea (Morren ez Mez) Harms € reclassificada de
suapreviafX)si9aosub-genericaaumacategonagenerica Hase distingue de Vriesea
por suas espectaculares pdlalas espirais, longilineas, fusiformes, distintamente
fl^idas, e por sementes com comas basais e dpices. A historia, nomenclatura,
taxonomiaerelacionamentogenericodogeneros5odiscutidas. Dezesp^ciesforman o
gdnero,oitoda quias sao novos acr6scimos: Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B. Smith) J.R.
Grant, comb, nov., A. duarteana(L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant, comb, nov., A. extensa
&
(L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant, comb, nov., A. fameyi (Martinelli Costa) J.R. Grant,
comb, nov.,A.geniculata (Wawra) J.R. Grant, comb, nov., A. imperialis (Carridre)
Harms,A. nahoumii(Leme) J.R. Grant, comb, nov., A. odorata (Leme) J.R. Grant,
comb, nov.,A. regina(Vellozo) Harms, eA. vinicolor (Pereira & Reitz) J.R. Grant,
comb.nov. AlcantareaestdlimitadaaosestadosbrasileirosdeRiodeJaneiro, Espirito
Santo,MinasGeraiseBahia,a^cadeniicieodediversidadedeVriesea.
WERAUHIA
Sum^o. Urn neve gdnero de Bromeiiaceae representado por sessenta e sies
esp&ies e uma especies previamente atribuida a Vriesea Lindley subgenero Vriesea
divisaoXiphion (E. Morren ) E. Morren ex Mez. Em homenagem ao Professor Dr.
WernerRauh,€ denominadaWerauhiaJ.R. Grantgen. nov. O mesmo6 caracterizado
por plantas de nora9ao notuma, e em geral por uma faita de colora^ao brilhante,
sobretudo br^teas e flores, principolmente camosas, de simeuia bilateral,
frequentemente com corolas zigombrficas, androcoe e gynoecoe, as iuas ultimas
consideravelmente dentro dacorola, apdndices de p^talas dactil6ides com um a cinco
dedos de tamanhos variados, estigmas com morfologia de tipo cupula, faltando
papellae e com cupulas escuras resistentes. Dentro de Werauhia, duas divisoes sao
descritas: Werauhia para trinta esp&ies representando elemenvos "aliados
thecophylloid"deUtley,eJutleya J.R. Grant sect nov. em homenagem ao Dr. John
F. Utley por trinta e seis esp6:ies e uma subespecies representando 'thecophylloid
vrieseas". O gdnero se extende do sul do Mexico, atravds da America Central ^
IndiasOcidentais, PenienordestedoBrasil. Seu niicleo de diversidade e acadeia de
montanhas que incluem a Cordilheira de Guanacaste, Cordilheira de Tilaran,
CordilheiraCentraleCordilheiradeTalamancaemCostaRicaeoestedol^'anam^
Resumen. Un nuevo genero de Bromeiiaceae es descrito por sesenta y sies
especieseunasubespeciesatribuidaspreviamenteaVrieseaLindleysubgeneroVriesea
secci<5nXiphion(E Morren) E MorrenexMez. En honor al Prof. Dr. Werner Rauh
sehaIlamado WerauhiaJ.R. Grant, gen. nov. Elmismosecaracterizaporplantascon
florecimiento generalmente noctumo, una ausencia general de coloraci6n brillante,
ta^teas y flores principalmente camosas y frecuentemente unilaterales, simetria
bilateral,corolas,androeciosyginoecios frecuentemente cigomorficos, donde los dos
liltimosseencuentranincluidosdentrodelacorola, ap^ndices dactilares en los petalos
conunoacinco dedos de longitud variada, estigmas con morfologia tipo cupula, con
ausenciadepapilas,ycdpsulasresistentesydecolor oscuro. Dentro de Werauhia, se
describen dos secciones: Werauhia para treinta especies representando elementos de
los '*thecophylloid allies"de Utley, y Jutleya J.R. Grant sect nov. en honor del Dr.
John F. Utley, para treinta y seis especies e una subespecies representando los
H
"thecophylloid vrieseas"de Utley. gdnero se extiende desde el sur de Mexico, a
irav^deAmericaCentralylasAntillasOccidentales, al Peni y el nordeste brasilefio.
Su centro de diversidad y de mayor concenlraci6n de especies es en la cadena de
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Naturwiss. Klasse, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91:33. 1995 BAsToOTm'
Vr«.seap.cn«a/aL.B. Smith, Ull<!a6:387. 1941. TYPE GUATBMlT^^ta
Verapaz: Cobto,5M«dfey6905J(HOLOTYPE Fnots^n)
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notseen).
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Werauhia pycnantha (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant, comb. tiov. BASIONYM: Vriesea
pycnantha L.B. Smith, Contr. Gray Herb. 154:31. 1945. TYPE
GUATEMALA. Quezaltenango: along Rfo Samal^, Santa Maria de Jesus to
Calahuachd,Steyermark33903(HOLOTYPE: F,notseen [photoUS]).
= Vriesea ovandensis Matuda, Cact. Sue. Mex. 2(4):78. 1957. Werauhia
ovandensis (Matuda) J.R. Grant, Abh. Akad. Wiss. Lit. Mainz. Math.-
Naturwiss. Klasse, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenweit 91:33. 1995. Placed in
synonymyunderVrieseapycnanthabyUtley(1994:131.). TYPE MEXICO.
Chiapas: Monte Ovando, northeast of Escuintla, Matuda 32634
(HOLOTYPE: MEXUnotseen;Isotype: US).
Werauhia werckkana (Mez) J.R. Grant, Abh. Akad. Wiss. Lit. Mainz. Math.-
Naturwiss. Klasse, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenweit 91:38. 1995. BASIONYM:
Vriesea werckleana Mez, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3(2):136. 1903, not
ThecophyllumwerckleanumMez{19CQ:139.) [= Werauhia nephrolepis]. TYPE
COSTA RICA. Caitago: Vicinity ofCartago, Werckle 16210 (HOLOTYPE B
notseen [photoUS];Isotype: US).
= Vriesea breedloveam L.B. Smith, Phytologia 28(4):326. 1974. Werauhia
breedloveana(L.B. Smith)J.R. Grant,Abh. Akad. Wiss. Lit. Mainz. Math. -
Naturwiss. Klasse, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenweit 91:31. 1995. Placed in
synonymy under Vriesea werckleana by Utley (1994:134.). TYPE
MEXICO. Chiapas: Mun. Zinacantan, along Hwy. 190 in the Zinacantan
paranjeofNavenchauk,Breedlove15438(HOLOTYPE US).
= Vriesea cornus-cervi Rohweder, Abh. Auslandsk., Band 61, Reihe C,
Naturwiss. 18:82. 1956. Werauhia cornus-cervi (Rohweder) J.R. Grant,
Abh. Akad. Wiss. Lit Mainz. Math.-Naturwiss. Klasse, Trap. Subtrop.
Pflanzenweit91:31. 1995. Placedinsynonymy under Vriesea werckleana by
Utley (1994:134.). TYPE EL SALVADOR. Sonsonate: Laguna de las
Ranas,Rohweder436(HOLCDTYPE HBGnotseen).
ERRATA
p. 15,line26, replace: "Wawra, H.R. &H.R. vonFemsee" with "Wawra, H., Ritter
vonFemsee".
p. 19, lines 16-17, replace: ""Vriesea sect Xiphion (E. Morren) J.R. Grant, comb,
ined., (Grant in prep.)" with "'Vriesea sect Xiphion (E Morren) E. Morren,
Belgique Hort. 28:257. 1878." Since Vriesea sect. Xiphion already exists, the
impliedneedforachangeinrankisincorrect.
p.27,line 16,replace: "apically"with"basally".
p.27,line31,replace: "basally" with "apically". The words "basally"and "apically"
wereinadvertentlyreversedinthekey. Their use throughout the remainder of the
textiscorrect
The 'Index to Names Cited"at the end of the Werauhia text refers only to the taxa
listedinthe Werauhiaportionofthepaper. It does not include the taxa mentioned
intheAlcantareatext
Grant: AddendumtoAlcantarea 123
MAP: Thetitleofthemapwasomitted. Itshouldread: "ApproximateDistributions of
Alcantarea, Vriesea,and Werauhia'\
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I thankJzunesL. RevealandJamesR. Rundell forcommentsonand review of the
manuscript.
UTERATURECITED
Grant,J.R. 1995. TheresurrectionoiAlcantaread^nd Werauhia, a new genus. Abh.
Akad, Wiss. Lit. Mainz. Math.-Naturwiss. Klasse, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt
91:1-57.
Utley, J.F. 1994. "Bromeliaceae," pp. 89-159. In: Davidse, G., M. Sousa S., &
A.O. Chater (eds.). Flora Mesoamericana. Volumen 6, Alismataceae a
Cyperaceae. MexicoCity: UniversidadNacionalAutonomadeMexico.