Steyerbromelia

Genus of flowering plants

Steyerbromelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Navioideae
Genus: Steyerbromelia
L.B.Sm.

Steyerbromelia (named after Julian A. Steyermark, an American plant collector, author, and editor)[1] is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Navioideae. All the known species in the genus are endemic to southern Venezuela,[2] and northern Brazil and Colombia.[3]

Species

  • Steyerbromelia deflexa L.B. Smith & Robinson
  • Steyerbromelia diffusa L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson
  • Steyerbromelia discolor L.B. Smith & Robinson
  • Steyerbromelia plowmanii (L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) Robinson & D. Taylor
  • Steyerbromelia ramosa (L.B. Smith) B. Holst
  • Steyerbromelia thomasii (L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) B. Holst

Kew also accepts;[3]

  • Steyerbromelia garcia-barrigae (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro, Betancur & B.Holst
  • Steyerbromelia naquenensis Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro
  • Steyerbromelia neblinae B.Holst
  • Steyerbromelia nukakii Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro

References

  1. ^ "Bromeliad Society International- Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ a b "Steyerbromelia L.B.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

External links

  • BSI Genera Gallery photos
Taxon identifiers
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