Mezobromelia
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| Mezobromelia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Mezobromelia |
Mezobromelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Carl Christian Mez, German botanist (1866-1944).[1]
The species of this genus are rare in cultivation. They are native to Colombia and Ecuador.[2]
Species
- Mezobromelia bicolor L.B. Smith
- Mezobromelia brownii H. Luther
- Mezobromelia capituligera (Grisebach) J.R. Grant
- Mezobromelia fulgens L.B. Smith
- Mezobromelia hospitalis (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant
- Mezobromelia hutchisonii (L.B. Smith) W. Weber & L.B. Smith
- Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott
- Mezobromelia magdalenae (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant
- Mezobromelia pleiosticha (Grisebach) J. Utley & H. Luther
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Notes
- ↑ Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology
- ↑ V. Padilla Bromeliads (1977), pp.78 Crown Publishers, Inc ISBN 0-517-50045-0
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