Hylaeaicum pendulum (L.B. Sm.) Leme, Zizka & Aguirre-Santoro, 2021

Leme, Elton M. C., Zizka, Georg, Paule, Juraj, Santoro, Julián Aguirre-, Heller, Sascha, Ramírez-Morillo, Ivón M., Halbritter, Heidemarie, Mariath, Jorge E. A., De, Jordano D. T. & Forzza, Rafaela C., 2021, Re-evaluation of the Amazonian Hylaeaicum (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) based on neglected morphological traits and molecular evidence, Phytotaxa 499 (1), pp. 1-60 : 48

Hylaeaicum pendulum (L.B. Sm.) Leme, Zizka & Aguirre-Santoro , comb. nov.

Basionym:— Neoregelia pendula L.B. Sm. , Phytologia 9: 244, pl. 1, figs. 4 , 5. 1963. Type:— PERU. Amazonas: Província Bagua, rainforest along Rio Santiago , 3-5 km above mouth, 250-300 m elevation, 8-13 October 1962, J.J. Wurdack 2166 (holotype US!) .

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FIGURE 4. Habit of Hylaeaicum. A. H. eleutheropetalum var. eleutheropetalum in its habitat, Amazonas state, Brazil (Leme 9728). B–C, G. H. eleutheropetalum var. eleutheropetalum from Pará state, Brazil (Leme 4491). D–F. H. eleutheropetalum var. bicolor from Loreto, Peru (SEL 86-44). D. Stolon with well-developed, distichously arranged cataphylls. E. Habit. F. Abaxial surface of leaf blades densely covered with white trichomes which characterizes this variety.