<p><strong><em>Tillandsia itatiensis</em></strong><strong>: a new species of <em>Tillandsia</em> L. (Bromeliaceae) from Bahia, Brazil</strong></p>

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.456.2.6
• Publication Date: 2020-08-20T05:25:26Z
• Authors: MARCIO DE MELO LE...; BRAYAN PAIVA CAVA...; LIDYANNE YURIKO S...; MARIA DAS GRAÇAS ...; EVERTON HILO DE S...
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; 15. Life on land

The authors describe, discuss, and illustrate Tillandsia itatiensis, a new species from the Caatinga biome in the municipality of Itatim, Bahia, Brazil. The new species is similar to T. streptocarpa and T. grao-mogolensis, regarding morphological characters such as caulescent habit, curved stem, simple inflorescence with no more than five flowers per inflorescence and simple-erect stigma. It inhabits inselbergs in Caatinga forest, where it is critically endangered (CR) due its small distribution and human extractivism.