Abstract
Guzmania panamensis (Bromeliaceae), a new species so far endemic to Veraguas province, Western Panama, is described and illustrated. The new species is recognized due to its peduncle much longer than the leaves and its red floral bracts, shorter than the yellow flowers. The new species is compared to morphologically similar species, namely Guzmania monostachia, Guzmania berteroniana, Guzmania elvallensis, and Guzmania skotakii.
Highlights
Bromeliaceae comprise 3,248 species and 58 genera (Luther 2010) which are grouped in subfamilies Brocchinioideae, Bromelioideae, Hechtioideae, Lindmanioideae, Navioideae, Pitcarnioideae, Puyoideae, and Tillandsioideae (Givnish et al 2011).According to Luther (2010), the genus Guzmania Ruiz & Pav. (Bromeliaceae) has more than 200 species and is one of the most diverse genera in Tillandsioideae.In Panama, the Bromeliaceae comprise 206 species in 7 genera, of which Guzmania includes 45 species, 12 of them endemic (Cáceres González et al 2011).Copyright Daniel A
During a botanical excursion made in December 2012, an interesting specimen of Guzmania was collected in a premontane rain forest from Santa Fe National Park (Cordillera de Talamanca) in the Veraguas province
This new species is similar to Guzmania skotakii, but it is characterized by shorter chartaceous leaves, arranged in an open rosette, with sheaths ovate-elliptic (9– 11 × 3–5 cm) vs. longer leaves, coriaceous and erect, with sheaths broadly elliptic (20 × 10 cm)
Summary
Guzmania panamensis (Bromeliaceae) – a new species from Talamanca Mountain in Veraguas province, Western Panama. Academic editor: Leonardo Versieux | Received 19 March 2013 | Accepted 9 July 2013 | Published 25 July 2013 Citation: Cáceres González DA (2013) Guzmania panamensis (Bromeliaceae) – a new species from Talamanca Mountain in Veraguas province, Western Panama.
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