Karawata saxicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to southeastern Brazil, in the states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro.[1][2] It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1950 as Aechmea saxicola.[3]

Karawata saxicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Karawata
Species:
K. saxicola
Binomial name
Karawata saxicola
(L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aechmea saxicola L.B.Sm.
  • Chevaliera saxicola (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Karawata saxicola (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  3. ^ "Karawata saxicola (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-11-13.