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Taxonomy of Fernseea: a Brazilian endemic and endangered genus of Bromeliaceae

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Fernseea is an endemic Atlantic rainforest genus of Bromeliaceae comprising only two species: the endangered Fernseea itatiaiae and the critically endangered Fernseea bocainensis. A taxonomic overview of Fernseea is provided, including complete morphological and leaf anatomy descriptions of its taxa and comments on their taxonomy, biogeography, and conservation status, along with a key to facilitate the identification of the two species of Fernseea. A neotype for F. itatiaiae is designated, and a new form, F. bocainensis forma brevifolia, which cooccurs with the typical form, is described based on its distinctive vegetative morphology.

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The author is grateful to: Dr. Rafaela Forzza, Dr. Mariana Machado Saavedra, and Dr. Jefferson Prado for discussions, reflections, and recommendations; the curators of the cited herbaria and of the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden's living collection for providing specimen materials; and the editor and reviewers for their helpful comments.

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Monteiro, R.F. Taxonomy of Fernseea: a Brazilian endemic and endangered genus of Bromeliaceae. Brittonia 73, 53–61 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-020-09640-x

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