Bromelia is a genus of about 70 plant species widespread across Latin America and the West Indies. It is the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, and its type species is B. karatas. Bromelia species are characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx. The genus is named after the Swedish medical doctor and botanist Olof Bromelius (1639-1705).
Species
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Scientific name
Distribution
Bromelia agavifolia Brongniart ex Houllet
French Guiana
Bromelia alsodes H. St. John
from Sinaloa south to Nicaragua
Bromelia alta L.B. Smith
Guyana and Suriname
Bromelia antiacantha Bertoloni
Brazil, Uruguay
Bromelia araujoi P.J.Braun, Esteves & Scharf
Maranhão
Bromelia arenaria Ule
Brazil (Bahia)
Bromelia arubaiensis P.L. Ibisch & R. Vásquez
Bolivia
Bromelia auriculata L.B. Smith
Ceará
Bromelia balansae Mez
Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
Bromelia binotii E. Morren ex Mez
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Bromelia braunii Leme & E. Esteves
Tocantins
Bromelia charlesii P.J.Braun, Esteves & Scharf
Brazil (Bahia)
Bromelia chrysantha Jacquin
Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago
Bromelia dilatata Esteves, Hofacker & Scharf
Mato Grosso
Bromelia eitenorum L.B. Smith
Maranhão
Bromelia epiphytica L.B. Smith
Brazil (Amazonas)
Bromelia estevesii Leme
Brazil (Piauí)
Bromelia exigua Mez
Brazil (Goiás)
Bromelia flemingii I. Ramírez & Carnevali
Aragua of Venezuela
Bromelia fosteriana L.B. Smith
Suriname
Bromelia fragilis L.B. Smith
Colombia
Bromelia glaziovii Mez
Brazil (Minas Gerais and Goiás)
Bromelia goeldiana L.B. Smith
Venezuela and Brazil
Bromelia goyazensis Mez
Brazil (Goiás)
Bromelia grandiflora Mez
Brazil
Bromelia granvillei L.B. Smith & Gouda
French Guiana
Bromelia gurkeniana E. Pereira & Moutinho
Brazil
Bromelia hemisphaerica Lam.
from Guanajuato south to Panama
Bromelia hieronymi Mez
Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
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