Fernseea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fernseea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Fernseea
Baker

Fernseea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It was named in honor of Moravian-Austrian botanist and physician at Vienna, Dr. Heinrich Ritter Wawra von Fernsee (1831-1887) by John Gilbert Baker [1]. Only a couple species of this genus are known to exist.

[edit] Species

  • Fernseea bocainensis
  • Fernseea itatiaiae

[edit] References

  1. ^ An Annotated Catalogue Of The Generic Names Of The Bromeliaceae By: Jason R. Grant
Languages