Eduandrea

Eduandrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Eduandrea
Leme, W.Till, G.K.Br., J.R.Grant & Govaerts
Species: E. selloana
Binomial name
Eduandrea selloana
(Baker) Leme, W. Till, G.K. Brown, J.R. Grant & Govaerts

Eduandrea is a monotypic genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It contains a single species, Eduandrea selloana. The former genus Andrea has been ruled invalid and renamed Eduandrea in honor of the collector Édouard François André (1840-1911).[1] It is endemic to Brazil.[2]

References

  1. J. Brom Soc 58(2) 2008
  2. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009