Siqueiranthus

Siqueiranthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus:
Species:
S. cinereus
Binomial name
Siqueiranthus cinereus
(D.M.C.Ferreira & Louzada) Leme, Zizka, E.H.Souza & Paule
Synonyms[1]

Cryptanthus cinereus D.M.C.Ferreira & Louzada

Siqueiranthus is a genus of bromeliads. It includes a single species, Siqueiranthus cinereus, a perennial native to Alagoas state in northeastern Brazil.

The species was first described as Cryptanthus cinereus by Débora Maria Cavalcanti Ferreira and Rafael Batista Louzada in 2020. In 2022 Elton Martinez Carvalho Leme et al. placed the species in the new monotypic genus Siqueiranthus as Siqueiranthus cinereus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Siqueiranthus cinereus (D.M.C.Ferreira & Louzada) Leme, Zizka, E.H.Souza & Paule". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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