Mezobromelia
Mezobromelia | |
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Mezobromelia capituligera | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
Genus: | Mezobromelia L.B.Smith |
Mezobromelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Carl Christian Mez, German botanist (1866-1944).[1]
The species of this genus are rare in cultivation. They are native to the West Indies and northern South America.[2]
Species[]
- Mezobromelia bicolor L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador
- Mezobromelia brownii H. Luther - Ecuador
- Mezobromelia capituligera (Grisebach) J.R. Grant - West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad, Leeward Islands), South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
- Mezobromelia fulgens L.B. Smith - Ecuador
- (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant - Colombia
- (L.B. Smith) W. Weber & L.B. Smith - Peru
- Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott - Ecuador
- (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant - Colombia
References[]
- ^ "Bromeliad Society International, Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ^ V. Padilla Bromeliads (1977), pp.78 Crown Publishers, Inc ISBN 0-517-50045-0
External links[]
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Categories:
- Mezobromelia
- Bromeliaceae genera