Pepinia
Encyclopedia
Pepinia is a genus of the botanical
family
Bromeliaceae
, subfamily Pitcairnioideae
. The genus name is for Pierre Denis Pépin, French member of the Imperial and Central Society of Agriculture (c.1802-1876). This genus has been merged with Pitcairnia
by some taxonomists.
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 name is for Pierre Denis Pépin, French member of the Imperial and Central Society of Agriculture (c.1802-1876). This genus has been merged with Pitcairnia
Pitcairnia
Pitcairnia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It was named for Dr. William Pitcairn, English physician and gardener . The genus Pitcairnia ranks as the second most prolific of the bromeliad family...
by some taxonomists.
Species
- Pepinia agavifoliaPepinia agavifoliaPepinia agavifolia is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia alborubraPepinia alborubraPepinia alborubra is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
(Baker) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia alexanderiPepinia alexanderiPepinia alexanderi is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
H. Luther - Pepinia amblyospermaPepinia amblyospermaPepinia amblyosperma is a plant species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Mexico.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia anomala (Hoehne) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia aphelandrifloraPepinia aphelandrifloraPepinia aphelandriflora is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
(Lemaire) André - Pepinia armataPepinia armataPepinia armata is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(Maury) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia beachiaePepinia beachiaePepinia beachiae is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(J. Utley & Burt-Utley) H. Luther - Pepinia bradei (Markgraf) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia bulbosaPepinia bulbosaPepinia bulbosa is a species of the genus Pepinia. It was originally described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1955 as Pitcairnia bulbosa and later moved to the genus Pepinia by Ganapathy Subramaniam Varadarajan and Amy Jean Gilmartin in 1988....
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia caricifoliaPepinia caricifoliaPepinia caricifolia is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Bolivia and Venezuela.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(Martius ex Schultes f.) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia carnososepalaPepinia carnososepalaPepinia carnososepala is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Rauh & E. Gross) H. Luther - Pepinia corallinaPepinia corallinaPepinia corallina is a species of the genus Pepinia.-References:* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
(Linden & André) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia costata (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia cristalinensis Leme
- Pepinia ctenophyllaPepinia ctenophyllaPepinia ctenophylla is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia cuatrecasanaPepinia cuatrecasanaPepinia cuatrecasana is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia ensifolia (Mez) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia epiphyticaPepinia epiphyticaPepinia epiphytica is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia filispinaPepinia filispinaPepinia filispina is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia fimbriatobracteata (Rauh) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia fulgensPepinia fulgensPepinia fulgens is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
H. Luther - Pepinia geyskesii (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia hammelii (H. Luther) H. Luther
- Pepinia harlingiiPepinia harlingiiPepinia harlingii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia heliophila (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia holstii H. Luther
- Pepinia hooveriPepinia hooveriPepinia hooveri is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:...
H. Luther - Pepinia incarnata (Baker) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia juncoidesPepinia juncoidesPepinia juncoides is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia killipiana (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia kunhardtianaPepinia kunhardtianaPepinia kunhardtiana is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia leopoldiiPepinia leopoldiiPepinia leopoldii is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
W. Till & S. Till - Pepinia limae (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia luteyniorum (L.B. Smith & R.W. Read) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia maguireiPepinia maguireiPepinia maguirei is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia minicorallina H. Luther
- Pepinia mituensis (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia neeana L.B. Smith ex H. Luther
- Pepinia neglecta H. Luther
- Pepinia nuda (Baker) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia occidentalis (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia patentifloraPepinia patentifloraPepinia patentiflora is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia pectinata (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia peruana H. Luther
- Pepinia platypetala (Mez) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia pruinosaPepinia pruinosaPepinia pruinosa is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
Kunth - Pepinia puniceaPepinia puniceaPepinia punicea is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Mexico.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(Scheidweiler) Brongniart ex André - Pepinia quesnelioides (L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia rubiginosaPepinia rubiginosaPepinia rubiginosa is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(Baker) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia sanguinea H. Luther
- Pepinia sprucei (Baker) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin
- Pepinia tatzyanae H. Luther
- Pepinia turbinellaPepinia turbinellaPepinia turbinella is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(L.B. Smith) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia uaupensisPepinia uaupensisPepinia uaupensis is a species of the genus Pepinia. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(Baker) G.S. Varadarajan & Gilmartin - Pepinia verrucosaPepinia verrucosaPepinia verrucosa is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
E. Gross - Pepinia werffii H. Luther