Bromelioideae
Encyclopedia
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae
). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera
with 32, but the least number of species
with 861. Most of the plants in this group are epiphyte
s, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions. This subfamily features the most plant types which are commonly cultivated by people, including the pineapple
.
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...
). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
with 32, but the least number of species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
with 861. Most of the plants in this group are epiphyte
Epiphyte
An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object , derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone and in the...
s, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions. This subfamily features the most plant types which are commonly cultivated by people, including the pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
.
Description
The foliage in most Bromelioids grow to form a rosette where water is caught and stored. Their leaves are usually spined and they produce berry-like fruits in their blooms. These plants contain an inferior ovary.Genera
The 32 genera are:- AcanthostachysAcanthostachysAcanthostachys is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “acanthos” and “stachys” .-Species:...
(2 species) - AechmeaAechmeaAechmea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The name comes from the Greek “aichme” . Aechmea has 8 subgenera and 255 species distributed from Mexico through South America...
(255 species) - AnanasAnanasThe genus Ananas belongs to the Bromeliad family . It is best known for the species Ananas comosus, the pineapple.This genus originated in Mesoamerica and was brought to the Caribbean Islands by the Carib natives...
(7 species) - AndrolepisAndrolepisAndrolepis is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “andros” and “lepis” .-External links:* photos...
(1 species) - AraeococcusAraeococcusAraeococcus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “araios” and the Latin “coccus” . This genus is divided into two subgenera: the type subgenus and Pseudaraeococcus Mez. Is originally from Venezuela.-Species:* Araeococcus...
(9 Species) - BillbergiaBillbergiaBillbergia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named for the Swedish botanist, zoologist, and anatomist Gustaf Johan Billberg. This genus is divided into two subgenera: Billbergia and Helicodea...
(64 species) - BromeliaBromeliaBromelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Bromelia species are characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx. The genus is named after the Swedish medical doctor and botanist Olaf Bromelius .-Species:* Bromelia agavifolia Brongniart ex Houllet*...
(56 species) - CanistropsisCanistropsisCanistropsis is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the genus Canistrum and the Greek “opsis” . All 11 species of this genus are endemic to Brazil.-Species:...
(11 species) - CanistrumCanistrumCanistrum is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus names is from the Greek “kanistron” . This genus is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. There are currently 13 species divided into two subgenra: Canistrum and Cucullatanthus Leme.-Species:*...
(13 species) - CryptanthusCryptanthusCryptanthus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “cryptos” and “anthos” . This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Hoplocryptanthus Mez. All species of this genus are endemic to Brazil...
(66 species) - DeinacanthonDeinacanthonDeinacanthon is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “deinos” - terrible and “anthos” - flower.-External links:* photos*...
(1 species) - DisteganthusDisteganthusDisteganthus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “dis” , “steg” , and “anthos” . They are considered a primitive genus among bromeliads and are only found in terrestrial environments...
(2 species) - EdmundoaEdmundoaEdmundoa is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named for Edmundo Pereira, Brazilian botanist and has only recently been recognized as an independent genus, grouped earlier with Canistrum....
(3 species) - EduandreaEduandreaEduandrea 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 . It is endemic to Brazil....
(1 Species) - FasciculariaFasciculariaFascicularia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Latin “fasciculus” and “arius”...
(1 species) - FernseeaFernseeaFernseea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was named in honor of Moravian-Austrian botanist and physician at Vienna, Dr. Heinrich Ritter Wawra von Fernsee by John Gilbert Baker .-Species:...
(2 species) - GreigiaGreigiaGreigia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named in honor of Major General von Greigia, president of the Russian Horticultural Society in 1865....
(33 species) - HohenbergiaHohenbergiaHohenbergia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is for the Prince of Württemburg, German patron of botany known as Hohenberg. This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Wittmackiopsis Mez.-Species:* Hohenbergia abbreviata L.B...
(56 species) - HohenbergiopsisHohenbergiopsisHohenbergiopsis is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the genus “Hohenbergia” and the Greek “opsis” because it resembles the genus Hohenbergia.-External links:* photos...
(1 species) - LymaniaLymaniaLymania is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was established in 1984 to "unite furrowed or winged species from Aechmea subgenus Lamprococcus, Araeococcus and Ronnbergia" a group of plants native to the Bahian coast of the Brazilian rainforest...
(9 species) - NeoglazioviaNeoglazioviaNeoglaziova is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named in honor of Auguste François Marie Glaziou, French landscape architect and bromeliad collector .-Species:...
(3 species) - NeoregeliaNeoregeliaNeoregelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is for Eduard August von Regel, director of St. Petersburg Botanic Gardens in Russia ....
(112 species) - NidulariumNidulariumNidularium is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Named to describe the nestling characteristic of the inflorescence , they are endemic to Brazil. Commonly confused with Neoregelia which they resemble, this plant group was first described in 1854.-Species:*...
(45 Species) - OchagaviaOchagaviaOchagavia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named for Sylvestris Ochagavia, Chilean minister of education. Endemic to southern and central Chile, this genus is represented by four described species....
(4 species) - OrthophytumOrthophytumOrthophytum is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.-Species:* Orthophytum albopictum Philcox* Orthophytum alvimii W. Weber...
(53 species) - PorteaPorteaPortea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, and is native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil.-Characteristics:...
(9 species) - PseudaechmeaPseudaechmeaPseudaechmea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “pseudos” and the genus Aechmea. The genus was established by Lyman Smith in 1988 along with Steyerbromelia, Brewcaria, and Lymania....
(1 species) - PseudananasPseudananasPseudananas is a monotypic genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “pseudos” and the genus Ananas.-External links:* * * photos...
(1 species) - QuesneliaQuesneliaQuesnelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named For M. Quesnel, French consul to French Guiana. Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 20 species...
(20 species) - RonnbergiaRonnbergiaRonnbergia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Native to South America, this genus was named for Auguste Ronnberg, Belgian Director of Agriculture and Horticulture in 1874.-Species:...
(14 species) - UrsulaeaUrsulaeaUrsulaea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Represented by two known species, these plants are endemic to Mexico.-Species:...
(2 species) - WittrockiaWittrockiaWittrockia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is for Veit Bracher Wittrock, Swedish botanist . These plants are native to Central and South America....
(6 species)