Bromelia
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Bromelia is a genus of tropical American plants characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx, of the family Bromeliaceae, named after the Swedish botanist Olaf Bromelius (died 1705). It includes the following species:
- Bromelia alsodes
- Bromelia alta
- Bromelia antiacantha
- Bromelia arenaria
- Bromelia balansae
- Bromelia chrysantha
- Bromelia flemingii
- Bromelia goeldiana
- Bromelia goyazensis
- Bromelia hieronymii
- Bromelia horstii
- Bromelia humilis
- Bromelia karatas
- Bromelia macedoi
- Bromelia palmeri
- Bromelia pinguin
- Bromelia scarlatina
- Bromelia serra
- Bromelia sylvicola
The resistant fiber obtained from B. serra and B. hieronymi, both known as chaguar, is an essential component of the economy of the Wichí tribe in the semi-arid Gran Chaco region of Argentina.
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