Orthophytum
Orthophytum 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, located in southeast Brazil.
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
- Orthophytum albopictum Philcox
- Orthophytum alvimii W. Weber
- Orthophytum amoenum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum atalaiense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
- Orthophytum benzingii Leme & H. Luther
- Orthophytum boudetianum Leme & L. Kollmann
- Orthophytum braunii Leme
- Orthophytum burle-marxii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
- Orthophytum catingae Leme
- Orthophytum compactum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum conquistense Leme & M. Machado
- Orthophytum disjunctum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum duartei L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme
- Orthophytum estevesii Leme
- Orthophytum falconii Leme
- Orthophytum foliosum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum fosterianum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum glabrum Mez
- Orthophytum grossiorum Leme & Paula
- Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison
- Orthophytum harleyi Leme & M. Machado
- Orthophytum hatschbachii Leme
- Orthophytum heleniceae Leme
- Orthophytum horridum Leme
- Orthophytum humile L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum itambensis Louzada & Versieux
- Orthophytum jabrense G.S. Baracho & J.A. Siqueira
- Orthophytum lanuginosum Leme & Paula
- Orthophytum lemei E. Pereira & I.A. Penna
- Orthophytum leprosum Mez
- Orthophytum lucidum Leme & H. Luther
- Orthophytum lymanianum E. Pereira & I.A. Penna
- Orthophytum macroflorum Leme & M. Machado
- Orthophytum magalhaesii L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum maracasense L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum mello-barretoi L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum mucugense Wanderley & Conceição
- Orthophytum navioides L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum pseudovagans Leme & L. Kollmann
- Orthophytum riocontense Leme
- Orthophytum rubiginosum Leme
- Orthophytum rubrum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum sanctum L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum saxicola L.B. Smith
- Orthophytum schultzianum Leme & M. Machado
- Orthophytum striatifolium Leme & L. Kollmann
- Orthophytum sucrei H. Luther
- Orthophytum supthutii E. Gross & Barthlott
- Orthophytum toscanoi Leme
- Orthophytum triunfense J.A. Siqueira & Leme
- Orthophytum vagans M.B. Foster
- Orthophytum zanonii Leme
''.Selected cultivars and hybrids
s 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'
