Wallisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. It is also in the Tillandsioideae subfamily.
Its native range is central and southern Tropical America (within Belize, northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela) and Trinidad and Tobago (in the Caribbean).
Known species
As accepted by Plants of the World Online As of January 2023:
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Scientific name
Distribution
Wallisia anceps (G.Lodd.) Barfuss & W.Till
Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas, Venezuela and northern Brazil
Wallisia cyanea Barfuss & W.Till
Ecuador
Wallisia × duvalii (L.Duval) Barfuss & W.Till (W. cyanea × W. lindeniana)
Ecuador.
Wallisia lindeniana (Regel) É.Morren
Ecuador
Wallisia pretiosa (Mez) Barfuss & W.Till
Ecuador
The genus name of Wallisia is in honour of Gustav Wallis (1830–1878), a German plant collector.
It was first described and published in Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère Vol.20 on page 97 in 1870.
