Miscellaneous new species in the “Cryptanthoid complex” (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) from Eastern Brazil

The authors describe and illustrate 18 new species of the “Cryptanhoid complex”, encompassing the genera Cryptanthus ( C. cruzalmensis , C. guanduensis , C. santateresinhensis , and C. univittatus ), Forzzaea ( F. coutensis , F. flavipetala , F. pseudomicra , and F. viridifolia ), Hoplocryptanthus ( H. knegtianus ), Orthophytum subg. Orthophytum ( O. alagoanum, O. brejoense , O. formosense, O. minimum, and O. santosianum ), Orthophytum subg. Capixabanthus ( O. arcanum ), and Orthophytum subg. Clavanthus ( O. cristaliense , O. gouveianum , and O. viridissimum ). Besides, identification keys are provided for the first time for the species of the recently described genus Forzzaea and for Orthophytum subgenera Capixabanthus and Clavanthus .