Quesnelia
| Quesnelia | |
|---|---|
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| Quesnelia testudo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Quesnelia Gaudich. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lievena Regel | |
Quesnelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named For M. Quesnel, French consul to French Guiana.[2] Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species.[1] This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.[3]
Species
- Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & Fontoura – Bahia
- Quesnelia alvimii Leme – Bahia
- Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mez – from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná
- Quesnelia augusto-coburgii Wawra – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
- Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez – Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
- Quesnelia clavata Amorim & Leme – Bahia
- Quesnelia conquistensis Leme – Bahia
- Quesnelia dubia Leme – Bahia
- Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith – Rio de Janeiro
- Quesnelia humilis Mez – from São Paulo to Paraná
- Quesnelia imbricata L.B. Smith – Paraná, Santa Catarina
- Quesnelia indecora Mez – Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
- Quesnelia kautskyi C. Vieira – Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
- Quesnelia lateralis Wawra – Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
- Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez – Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc.
- Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read – Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
- Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez – probably extinct
- Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith – Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
- Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith – Rio de Janeiro
- Quesnelia testudo Lindman – from São Paulo to Paraná
- Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.Kollmann – Minas Gerais
- Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. Proença – São Paulo
See also
- Endemic flora of Brazil
- Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Bromeliad Society International - Genera Etymology Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
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