Neoglaziovia
Encyclopedia
Neoglaziova 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 (1833-1906).
where its fibers are woven into fabric, netting and rope..
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 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 Bromelioideae
Bromelioideae
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads . 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 epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions...
. The genus is named in honor of Auguste François Marie Glaziou
Auguste François Marie Glaziou
Auguste François Marie Glaziou was a French landscape designer and botanist who was born in Lannion, Brittany.As a student in Paris he earned a degree in civil engineering and took classes at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle...
, French landscape architect and bromeliad collector (1833-1906).
Species
- Neoglaziovia burle-marxii Leme
- Neoglaziovia concolor C.H. Wright
- Neoglaziovia variegata (Arruda da Camara) Mez
Cultivation and uses
The species Neoglaziovia variegata has been, and continues to be, an important part of localized markets in South AmericaSouth America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
where its fibers are woven into fabric, netting and rope..