Orthophytum (Greek "ortho" = straight and "phytum" = plant) is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
Distribution All the species of the bromeliad genus are endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeast Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesDPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" ; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−, abstract− species lists−. accessed 30 May 2016.Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2010). Revision of Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae): the species with sessile inflorescences. Phytotaxa 13: 1-26.
Species are found in the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, and/or Pernambuco.
Due to recent advances in technology and DNA testing many of the original Orthophytum species and cultivars have been reclassified under new genera.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Orthophytum alagoanum Leme & A.P.Fontana Orthophytum alvimii W.Weber Orthophytum arcanum Leme Orthophytum argenteum Louzada & Wand. Orthophytum atalaiense J.A.Siqueira & Leme Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H.Luther Orthophytum boudetianum Leme & L.Kollmann Orthophytum braunii Leme Orthophytum brejoense Leme, E.H.Souza & Vidigal Orthophytum buranhense Leme & A.P.Fontana Orthophytum catingae Leme Orthophytum cearense Leme & F.J.S.Monteiro Orthophytum compactum L.B.Sm. Orthophytum conquistense Leme & M.Machado Orthophytum cristaliense Leme Orthophytum diamantinense Leme Orthophytum disjunctum L.B.Sm. Orthophytum duartei L.B.Sm. Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme Orthophytum elegans Leme Orthophytum erigens Leme Orthophytum estevesii (Rauh) Leme Orthophytum falconii Leme Orthophytum foliosum L.B.Sm. Orthophytum formosense Leme Orthophytum fosterianum L.B.Sm. Orthophytum glabrum (Mez) Mez Orthophytum gouveianum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro Orthophytum graomogolense Leme & C.C.Paula Orthophytum grossiorum Leme & C.C.Paula Orthophytum guaratingense Leme & L.Kollmann Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison Orthophytum harleyi Leme & M.Machado Orthophytum horridum Leme Orthophytum jabrense Baracho & J.A.Siqueira Orthophytum jacaraciense Leme Orthophytum lanuginosum Leme & C.C.Paula Orthophytum lemei E.Pereira & I.A.Penna Orthophytum leprosum (Mez) Mez Orthophytum lucidum Leme & H.Luther Orthophytum lymanianum E.Pereira & I.A.Penna Orthophytum macroflorum Leme & M.Machado Orthophytum magalhaesii L.B.Sm. Orthophytum maracasense L.B.Sm. Orthophytum mello-barretoi L.B.Sm. Orthophytum minimum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro Orthophytum piranianum Leme & C.C.Paula Orthophytum pseudostoloniferum Leme & L.Kollmann Orthophytum pseudovagans Leme & L.Kollmann Orthophytum riocontense Leme Orthophytum roseolilacinum Leme Orthophytum rubiginosum Leme Orthophytum rubrum L.B.Sm. Orthophytum sanctum L.B.Sm. Orthophytum santaritense Leme, S.Heller & Zizka Orthophytum santosianum Leme Orthophytum saxicola (Ule) L.B.Sm. Orthophytum schulzianum Leme & M.Machado Orthophytum striatifolium Leme & L.Kollmann Orthophytum sucrei H.Luther Orthophytum teofilo-otonense Leme & L.Kollmann Orthophytum toscanoi Leme Orthophytum triunfense J.A.Siqueira & Leme Orthophytum vagans M.B.Foster Orthophytum vasconcelosianum Leme Orthophytum viridissimum Leme Orthophytum zanonii Leme
Transferred Species transferred to other genera include: Orthophytum albopictum Philcox → Sincoraea albopicta Orthophytum amoenum (Ule) L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea amoena Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B.Sm. & R.W. Read → Sincoraea burle-marxii Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme → Sincoraea hatschbachii Orthophytum heleniceae Leme → Sincoraea heleniceae Orthophytum humile L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea humilis Orthophytum itambense (Versieux & Leme) Louzada & Versieux → Lapanthus itambensis Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & Conceição → Sincoraea mucugensis Orthophytum navioides (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. → Sincoraea navioides
Selected cultivars and hybrids Cultivars and hybrids cultivated as ornamental plants include:
Orthophytum 'Andrea' Orthophytum 'Blaze' Orthophytum 'Brunswick' Orthophytum 'Clouds' Orthophytum 'Copper Penny' Orthophytum 'Donna Shaw' Orthophytum 'Iron Ore' Orthophytum 'Ivory Tower' Orthophytum 'Milagres' Orthophytum 'Mother Lode' Orthophytum 'Stardust' Orthophytum 'Starlights' Orthophytum 'Stellar Beauty' Orthophytum 'Warana' Orthophytum 'Warren Loose'
References
External links FCBS.org: Orthophytum bromeliad photos index