Brewcaria
Encyclopedia
Brewcaria is a genus of the botanical
family
Bromeliaceae
, subfamily Pitcairnioideae
. The genus is named for Charles Brewer-Carías, Venezuelan explorer and naturalist.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...
, subfamily Pitcairnioideae
Pitcairnioideae
Pitcairnioideae is the terrestrial subfamily of the bromeliads with over 1000 species in 16 genera. Unlike the many epiphytes and lithophytes which comprise the rest of the family, with a few exceptions, all of the members of this subfamily are either terrestrial or saxicolous...
. The genus is named for Charles Brewer-Carías, Venezuelan explorer and naturalist.
Species
- Brewcaria brocchinioidesBrewcaria brocchinioidesBrewcaria brocchinioides is a species of the genus Brewcaria. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) B. Holst - Brewcaria duidensisBrewcaria duidensisBrewcaria duidensis is a species of the genus Brewcaria. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Brewcaria hechtioidesBrewcaria hechtioidesBrewcaria hechtioides is a species of the genus Brewcaria. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) B. Holst - Brewcaria hohenbergioidesBrewcaria hohenbergioidesBrewcaria hohenbergioides is a species of the genus Brewcaria. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) B. Holst - Brewcaria marahuacaeBrewcaria marahuacaeBrewcaria marahuacae is a species of the genus Brewcaria. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Brewcaria reflexaBrewcaria reflexaBrewcaria reflexa is a species of the genus Brewcaria. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) B. Holst
External links
- BSI Genera Gallery photos