XVI International Botanical Congess

This work is part of the Flora of São Paulo State represented by about 7700 species, 1500 genera and 184 families of flowering plants. The Bromeliaceae taxonomic treatment is under the supervision of the senior author. The family is represented in the State by 123 species distributed in the genera: Acanthostachys, Aechmea, Ananas, Billbergia, Bromelia, Canistrum, Catopsis, Dyckia, Hohenbergia, Nidularium, Neoregelia, Pitcairnia, Pseudananas, Quesnelia, Racinaea, Tillandsia, Vriesea and Wittrockia. A number of species, especially of the genus Vriesea are typical of the Atlantic forests. Nidularium and Canistrum are endemic genus to Brazil. Acantthostachys, Dyckia and Ananas occur in cerrado" and restinga". Two new species are proposed. The treatment comprises descriptions and keys to the taxa and taxonomic and ecological comments.(FAPESP and CNPq)