| Alcantarea | |
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| Flowering Alcantarea imperialis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Alcantarea |
| Species | |
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See species list below. |
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Alcantarea (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil)[1] is related to the genus Vriesea of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae.