Alcantarea
Appearance
Alcantarea | |
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Flowering Alcantarea imperialis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
Genus: | Alcantarea (É.Morren ex Mez) Harms |
Species | |
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Alcantarea is a genus of flowering plants in the Bromeliaceae family. It is named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil.[1] It is related to the genus Vriesea in the subfamily Tillandsioideae.
Species
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Alcantarea benzingii Leme | Brazil. | |
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Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant | Brazil. |
Alcantarea burle-marxii (Leme) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
Alcantarea distractila Leme & Paula | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
Alcantarea duarteana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant | Brazil (Minas Gerais: Planalto de Diamantina). | |
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Alcantarea extensa (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant | |
Alcantarea farneyi (Martinelli & A. Costa) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
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Alcantarea geniculata (Wawra) J.R. Grant | Brazil. |
Alcantarea glaziouana (Lemaire) Leme | Brazil. | |
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Alcantarea heloisae J.R. Grant | Brazil. |
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Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms | Brazil. |
Alcantarea lurida Leme | Brazil (Minas Gerais). | |
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Alcantarea nahoumii (Leme) J.R. Grant | Brazil. |
Alcantarea nevaresii Leme | Brazil. | |
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Alcantarea odorata (Leme) J.R. Grant | Brazil. |
Alcantarea patriae Versieux & Wanderley | Brazil. | |
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Alcantarea regina (Vellozo) Harms | Brazil. |
Alcantarea roberto-kautskyi Leme | Brazil. | |
Alcantarea tortuosa Versieux & Wanderley | Brazil. | |
Alcantarea turgida Versieux & Wanderley | Brazil. | |
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Alcantarea vinicolor (E. Pereira & Reitz) J.R. Grant | Brazil. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
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