Deuterocohnia
Encyclopedia
Deuterocohnia is a genus of the botanical
family
Bromeliaceae
, subfamily Tillandsioideae
. The genus is named for Ferdinand Julius Cohn, German botanist and bacteriologist.
Plants once described as belonging to the genus Abromeitiella have been reevaluated and reclassified within Deuterocohnia following modern DNA
analysis.
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 Tillandsioideae
Tillandsioideae
Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This group contains the fewest genera but the greatest number of species . Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutrients from the air. Spanish moss of the...
. The genus is named for Ferdinand Julius Cohn, German botanist and bacteriologist.
Plants once described as belonging to the genus Abromeitiella have been reevaluated and reclassified within Deuterocohnia following modern DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
analysis.
Species
- Deuterocohnia bracteosaDeuterocohnia bracteosaDeuterocohnia bracteosa is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.- References :* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
W. Till & L. Hromadnik - Deuterocohnia brevifoliaDeuterocohnia brevifoliaDeuterocohnia brevifolia is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Argentina and Bolivia.-References:*M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm., Bradea 6: 144 .* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Grisebach) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith - Deuterocohnia brevispicataDeuterocohnia brevispicataDeuterocohnia brevispicata is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.- References :* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Rauh & L. Hromadnik - Deuterocohnia chrysanthaDeuterocohnia chrysanthaDeuterocohnia chrysantha is a plant species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*...
(Philippi) Mez - Deuterocohnia digitataDeuterocohnia digitataDeuterocohnia digitata is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
L.B. Smith - Deuterocohnia gableana Vásquez & Ibisch
- Deuterocohnia glandulosaDeuterocohnia glandulosaDeuterocohnia glandulosa is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.- References :* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
E. Gross - Deuterocohnia haumanii Castellanos
- Deuterocohnia longipetalaDeuterocohnia longipetalaDeuterocohnia longipetala is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Baker) Mez - Deuterocohnia lorentzianaDeuterocohnia lorentzianaDeuterocohnia lorentziana is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Mez) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith - Deuterocohnia lotteaeDeuterocohnia lotteaeDeuterocohnia lotteae is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Rauh) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith - Deuterocohnia mezianaDeuterocohnia mezianaDeuterocohnia meziana is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
Kuntze ex Mez- var. carmineoviridiflora Rauh
- Deuterocohnia pedicellata W. Till
- Deuterocohnia recurvipetala E. Gross
- Deuterocohnia scapigeraDeuterocohnia scapigeraDeuterocohnia scapigera is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.- References :* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Rauh & L. Hromadnik) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith- ssp. sanctae-crucis Vásquez & Ibisch
- Deuterocohnia schreiteriDeuterocohnia schreiteriDeuterocohnia schreiteri is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia.-References:* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
Castellanos - Deuterocohnia seramisiana R. Vásquez, Ibisch & E. Gross
- Deuterocohnia strobiliferaDeuterocohnia strobiliferaDeuterocohnia strobilifera is a species of the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Mez- var. inermis L.B. Smith