FIGURE 1. Vriesea ensiformis var. ensiformis and V. simplex. A–D, V. ensiformis var. ensiformis. A in Nomenclature and epitypification of Vriesea (Bromeliaceae) species described in Vellozo's Flora fluminensis

FIGURE 1. Vriesea ensiformis var. ensiformis and V. simplex. A–D, V. ensiformis var. ensiformis. A, Lectotype (designated by Smith [Smith & Downs 1977]): Original parchment plate of Flora fluminensis in the Manuscript Section of the Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro [cat. no.: mss1198652_133], published in 3rd Iconograph: Vellozo (1831: tab.129). B, flower detail of the plate. C, flowering specimen used for the epitype from Miguel Pereira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. D, flower detail. E–H, V. simplex. E, Lectotype (designated by Smith [Smith & Downs 1977]): Original parchment plate of Flora fluminensis in the Manuscript Section of the Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro [cat. no.: mss1198652_134], published in 3rd Iconograph: Vellozo (1831: tab.130). F, bud detail of the plate. G, living specimen in the wild. H, bud detail. Images (A–B, E–F) adapted from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Photos by Igor Kessous (C–D) and Talita Mota (G–H).