Mezobromelia

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Mezobromelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Subfamily: Tillandsioideae Genus: Mezobromelia

Mezobromelia (named for Carl Christian Mez, German botanist)^[1] is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are a rare genus, native to Colombia and Ecuador^[2].

Contents 1 Species 2 Cultivars 3 External Links 4 Notes

[edit] Species

• Mezobromelia bicolor
• Mezobromelia capituligera
• Mezobromelia fulgens
• Mezobromelia hutchisonii
• Mezobromelia lyman-smithii
• Mezobromelia pleiosticha

[edit] Cultivars

[edit] External Links

• http://bsi.org/brom_info/taxonomy.html
• http://fcbs.org/pictures/Mezobrom.htm

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://bsi.org/brom_info/genera.html
2. ^ V. Padilla Bromeliads (1977), pp.78 Crown Publishers, Inc ISBN:0-517-500450