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Alcantarea

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Alcantarea
Flowering Alcantarea imperialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Alcantarea
(É.Morren ex Mez) Harms
Species

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Alcantarea is a genus of flowering plants in the Bromeliaceae family. It is named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil.[1] It is related to the genus Vriesea in the subfamily Tillandsioideae.

Species

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Image Scientific name Distribution
Alcantarea benzingii Leme Brazil.
Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea burle-marxii (Leme) J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea distractila Leme & Paula Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Alcantarea duarteana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant Brazil (Minas Gerais: Planalto de Diamantina).
Alcantarea extensa (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant
Alcantarea farneyi (Martinelli & A. Costa) J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea geniculata (Wawra) J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea glaziouana (Lemaire) Leme Brazil.
Alcantarea heloisae J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms Brazil.
Alcantarea lurida Leme Brazil (Minas Gerais).
Alcantarea nahoumii (Leme) J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea nevaresii Leme Brazil.
Alcantarea odorata (Leme) J.R. Grant Brazil.
Alcantarea patriae Versieux & Wanderley Brazil.
Alcantarea regina (Vellozo) Harms Brazil.
Alcantarea roberto-kautskyi Leme Brazil.
Alcantarea tortuosa Versieux & Wanderley Brazil.
Alcantarea turgida Versieux & Wanderley Brazil.
Alcantarea vinicolor (E. Pereira & Reitz) J.R. Grant Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
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