Quesnelia

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Quesnelia
Quesnelia testudo HabitusInflorescence BotGardBln1006b.jpg
Quesnelia testudo
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Quesnelia
Gaudich.
Synonyms[1]

Lievena Regel

Quesnelia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after French businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781-1850).[2][3] Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species.[1] This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.[4]

Species[]

Image Name Distribution
A.F.Costa & Fontoura Bahia
Leme Bahia
Quesnelia arvensis (TS) 2-05203.jpg Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mez from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná
Quesnelia augusto-coburgii Wawra Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
(Schott ex Beer) Mez Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
Amorim & Leme Bahia
Leme Bahia
Quesnelia dubia Leme Bahia
Quesnelia edmundoi (TS) 2-01956.jpg Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia humilis HabitusInflorescence BotGardBln091006.jpg Quesnelia humilis Mez from São Paulo to Paraná
Quesnelia imbricata L.B. Smith Paraná, Santa Catarina
Quesnelia indecora Mez Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia kautskyi C. Vieira Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia lateralis (TS) 1-00744.jpg Quesnelia lateralis Wawra Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia liboniana (TS) 2-05428.jpg Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc.
Quesnelia marmorata.jpg Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
(Baker) Mez probably extinct
Quesnelia quesneliana kz4.JPG Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
Quesnelia seideliana (TS) 2-05064.jpg Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia testudo 20090207.jpg Quesnelia testudo Lindman from São Paulo to Paraná
Leme & L.Kollmann Minas Gerais
Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. Proença São Paulo

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Ad. Brongniart. Annales des sciences naturelles: Botanique et biologie végétale. ser 2. volume 15. p.371.[1]
  3. ^ E.A. Carrière. Revue Horticole. volume 45. pages 451-452. see fn
  4. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.

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